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Data: Consumer Fuel-Buying Preferences

Raw data from exclusive CSP/Technomic consumer survey

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So Where Are We?

Clearly, c-stores have room for improvement. Some of this is simply a matter of more consistently executing on the basics and opportunities already discussed. But some of it shows a large gulf between consumer expectations and business realities.

Variety is the spice of life. It’s a cliché, but customers like having a choice, especially where beverages are concerned.

Raw data from exclusive CSP/Technomic consumer survey

E-cigarettes and vaping are growing, but CSP- Technomic study shows cigarettes remain the stealthy bull of broader tobacco category in c-stores, with 90% of tobacco consumers purchasing them at least occasionally.

Four widely held truths to help you sell more stuff

Why does your CSP look different? You told us that CSP was your No. 1 most-trusted brand and the first publication you read. But you also told us we could do better.

Is November’s Republican landslide across Congressional and gubernatorial races the emphatic mandate the GOP had been craving since Newt Gingrich’s revolution more than 20 years ago? Or is it a mood swing reminiscent of 2006, when Democrats seemed to win every close race and claimed both Houses during Bush’s fınal two years?

The exclusive CSP- Technomic report shows change vital to compete in increasingly crowded marketplace where customer loyalty is rare, options are legion.

The industry, retailers and advocates for and against tobacco monitored the progress of a proposed tobacco sales ban as a bellwether of ongoing control efforts

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