BOSTON — Nearly a quarter (22.3%) of consumers said they prefer to purchase packaged goods at convenience stores, double those who said the same for drugstores (11.4%) and warehouse stores (10.3%), according to GasBuddy’s new report, Beyond the Pump. Two-thirds of consumers said they make purchases at a convenience store at least once a month, while 38% said they do so at least once a week.
Boston-based GasBuddy surveyed more than 1,000 consumers on April 20, 2019, for this report, which explores what is driving the success of c-stores across the nation.
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“The original on-demand commerce, c-stores are in the business of selling time, making it the first-mile and last-mile choice for millions of Americans,” said Frank Beard, convenience-store analyst for Boston-based GasBuddy. “It's no surprise that they're meeting the needs of younger generations who crave ease and immediacy.”
Here are three insights from GasBuddy’s Beyond the Pump report …