consumer trends

Tobacco

PDI Report Sees Decrease in C-Store Cigarette Sales

Cigarette sales declined 3.3% year-over-year in the convenience-store channel

Technology/Services

PDI Report Finds Increase in C-Store Trips, Decrease in Basket Size

Hot, cold dispensed beverages saw highest year-over-year growth in convenience stores

Increase frequency, use emojis and send messages in the morning, according to Rovertown

Director of food and beverage innovation at convenience-store chain also talks about University of Tennessee class that devised the c-store chain’s Dippin’ Dogs

Ryan Blevins, director of food and beverage innovation at the convenience-store chain, discusses the creation of Dippin’ Dogs and more with CSP

There’s a new king of foodservice in annual USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards

Space enables engagement ‘with customers at every stage of their retail foodservice journey’

Coca-Cola Lens magnifies relevant trends to anticipate consumer preferences, beverage company says

Retailers need to balance 6 generations of customers, Greg Tornberg of Impact 21 says at CSP’s Cold Vault Forum

Energy drinks are on fire at Texas convenience-store chain, another adjusts offerings in new market, a third adds space for extra options

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