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COVID-19
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Is the “New Normal” Here to Stay or Will History Repeat Itself?
Consumers are not only experiencing inflation, but they are taking notice and altering their behavior. What does this mean for retailers and…
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Inaugural BuddyUp: C-Store Shopper Insights Report
Recently, PDI and GasBuddy issued their first joint report analyzing how the COVID pandemic has influenced shopping behavior in the $650 billion fuel…
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Can Foodservice Rise to Its Recent Past Success?
Labor shortages and supply chain disruptions are adversely affecting C-store recovery. In-store digital solutions may be helpful for meeting consumer…
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Have C-Stores Regained Everything They Lost in 2020?
Labor shortages and supply chain disruptions are adversely affecting C-store recovery. In-store digital solutions may be helpful for meeting consumer…
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Can 2% Dollar Growth Be Healthy for the Industry?
Dollar sales growth is just over 2% versus 2020’s 2H new normal. Shoppers are increasing their number of C-store trips as well as spending more each…
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Are Beer Sales Slowing Down in the Convenience Channel?
The beer category boomed in 2020, with a large positive shift at the start of the pandemic. However, more recently beer sales are down versus a year…
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Strong Gains in March: Are They Real?
C-store trips have been increasing steadily and catching up to pre-pandemic levels. This is good news, but c-stores still have to recapture lost…
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Here’s Why C-Store Dollar Sales Growth Came to a Standstill in February
It was just this January that c-stores delivered quite promising dollar sales growth. But all that changed in February. So, what happened? Dafna…
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3 Retail Fuel Pricing Tips for Surviving Low Gas Demand
Due to Covid-19, work from home and shop from home trends are here to stay. Together with increased fuel efficiency and the rise of alternative…
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5 Loyalty Lessons You Shouldn’t Ignore During COVID-19
The 2020 Road to Rewards Report offers five key takeaways about how the pandemic impacted consumer preferences and what businesses can do to pivot…
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4 Ways C-Stores and CPGs Can Maximize Granular Data and Insights
To compete in this new world, retailers and CPGs must adopt a data-first, analytics-centric approach across the board. If they do, they’ll be able to…