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Urban, Independent C-Stores Out-Perform Total Retail in November Over Prior Year

Urban, Independent C-Stores Out-Perform Total Retail in November Over Prior Year

by bthurber | Dec 17, 2020

Retail sales have declined 1.1% in November 2020 vs. October 2020, per CNN, while continuing to be up over year ago (YAGO) by 4.1%. These declines, explained by the soft economy, high unemployment rates, and absence of a government stimulus, reflected weaker sales...
Hot Summer Months Translate to Increased Sales as NRS Offers Effective, Tangible Data on Urban Shopping Habits:

Hot Summer Months Translate to Increased Sales as NRS Offers Effective, Tangible Data on Urban Shopping Habits:

by fbatista | Aug 12, 2020

Inner-city stores saw a 10% sales increase this summer compared to 2019, and liquor and wine both experienced close to a 50% increase in dollar sales in June and July compared to last year.
How Stay-In-Place Orders this Memorial Day Translated into Increased Beer Sales for the Inner-City Merchants

How Stay-In-Place Orders this Memorial Day Translated into Increased Beer Sales for the Inner-City Merchants

by fbatista | Jun 4, 2020

Adults found opportunities to enjoy a cold one (or two) over the three-day weekend. And for those living in urban and inner-city neighborhoods, where the COVID-19 pandemic has limited shopping options, a bevy of corner stores, convenience stores and bodegas benefited...
URBAN STORES ARE MEETING THE DEMAND FOR CONVENIENCE AND ESSENTIAL ITEMS AS COVID DISRUPTS CONSUMER BEHAVIORS

URBAN STORES ARE MEETING THE DEMAND FOR CONVENIENCE AND ESSENTIAL ITEMS AS COVID DISRUPTS CONSUMER BEHAVIORS

by fbatista | Apr 13, 2020

The large, densely populated inner-cities are among those areas to be hit the hardest by COVID-19. The consequences have already impacted, and in some cases redefined, every single sector of the community, according to exclusive research from National…
TODAY’S CULINARY LANDSCAPE IS EVOLVING, DRIVEN BY DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES AND MILLENNIAL AND GEN Z INFLUENCES. SAVVY C-STORE MARKETERS AND RETAILERS ARE USING DATA TO UNDERSTAND THESE OPPORTUNITIES.

TODAY’S CULINARY LANDSCAPE IS EVOLVING, DRIVEN BY DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES AND MILLENNIAL AND GEN Z INFLUENCES. SAVVY C-STORE MARKETERS AND RETAILERS ARE USING DATA TO UNDERSTAND THESE OPPORTUNITIES.

by fbatista | Feb 5, 2020

The 2020 Foodservice Report As technology continues to evolve, c-stores look to plant-based and international flavors to meet the surging …
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