CSNews' 2011 Realities of the Aisle Consumer Study
Consumers are shopping convenience stores slightly more often than they were a year ago, but the nation’s economic doldrums continue to be a drag on spending, according to Convenience Store News’ annual consumer study – Realities of the Aisle 2011.
CSNEWS 2011 Foodservice Study
After reporting a 6.1-percent sales increase in 2010, convenience store retailers expect to generate increased sales and profits from their foodservice operations this year.
CSNews' 2011 Industry Report Study
The convenience store industry had a good year last year. The 13.5 percent total industrywide sales increase was a big improvement over the more than 20-percentage point drop in 2009.
CSNews 2011 New Products Scorecard
The success rates for new items introduced to the convenience store industry last year were down in all seven major product categories tracked in the Convenience Store News New Product Scorecard, but retailers nevertheless increased the number of new items on their shelves and increasingly relied on store associates to make consumers aware of those products.
CSNews 2011 Industry Forecast Study
Although the recession is officially over, consumers in the U.S. remain “mad as hell” and “frustrated” by the slow pace of recovery.
