Convenience Retailers

The latter part of 2021 saw the opening of the first smart and digital convenience stores in Argentina, MiniGo and Qu!ck. The shopping experience is similar in both stores, with consumers needing to download the app to enter the store and pay for the…

Convenience retailers and convenience stores in particular continued to suffer from thriftier shopping behaviour among Slovaks, who increasingly opted to shop at discounters or supermarkets/hypermarkets or via retail e-commerce. The majority of…

Convenience retailers saw a stagnant performance in constant value sales terms in 2022, despite a healthy increase in the number of outlets. While the easing of COVID-19 restrictions facilitated a return to physical shopping, growth was hampered by…

The impact of the war in Ukraine intensified inflationary pressures in Portugal. The difficult and uncertain situation led to rising costs for manufacturers and price hikes for consumers, who became increasing price sensitive. Despite these…

In 2022, convenience retailers in Greece saw the return of Carrefour with its new convenience store concept, Carrefour Express. The company's initial plan was to open stores in tourist areas, with the aim of increasing sales. This move reflects the…

Convenience stores registered positive growth in current value terms in 2022, while forecourt retailers continued to suffer losses. With COVID-19 restrictions being lifted in the first half of year, the lives of most people in Switzerland returned to…

The growth of convenience retailers in 2022 was the result of the benefits provided by proximity shopping in the case of convenience stores, and rising footfall through forecourt retailers due to greater mobility outside of the home as Romania…

Convenience stores recorded solid growth in 2021, as a new wave of COVID-19 early in the year led more consumers to spend time at home, and they relied on their local convenience retailers for supplies. However, the channel was unable to maintain…

Social distancing measures remain in effect in Malaysia in 2021, with consumers forced to avoid spending time outside of the home wherever possible and huge numbers of white-collar professionals, office workers and service industry personnel working…

Convenience stores continued to grow in value terms in Ireland in 2022 due to another unprecedented year in the history of grocery sales. Higher sales were partly driven by inflation leading to increases in product pricing, which had a notable impact…

Convenience retailers recorded a weak performance for several years during the pandemic, when many consumers remained at home to work and study, resulting in low footfall in local stores and a move online for essential groceries. Smaller format…

Convenience retailers recorded strong retail value growth in 2022, the result of hyperinflation pushing up unit prices and leading to increased retail value sales. Convenience stores recorded the most significant growth due to interest and…

The number of convenience stores in Poland continued to increase at a healthy pace in 2022. As was the case throughout the review period, growth in outlet numbers was largely driven by previously independent small local grocers joining chained…

After a strong sales recovery in 2021, convenience retailers saw slower growth in 2022. Sales through convenience retailers slumped in 2020 as Canada went into lockdown, with this impacting where consumers chose to shop for groceries. In 2021…

Most convenience stores posted positive retail current value sales growth in 2022, albeit helped by a highly inflationary environment. Nonetheless, the rebound in the channel was driven by no further lockdown measures. In addition, the “back to the…

Proximity and convenience proved to be key factors behind the very strong growth of convenience stores in 2020. Following such a performance, and in the context of the progressive lifting of restrictions related to COVID-19, convenience stores’ value…

In 2022, convenience retailers saw a current value decline. Over the last few years, the channel followed the general trend in overall grocery retailers, which saw growth during the pandemic, but in 2022 sales suffered from falling purchasing power,…

Convenience stores continued to drive overall sales and performance of convenience retailers in 2022, with leading chains 7-Eleven and Family Mart benefiting from the high temperatures during the summer, during which local consumers travelled more…

A marked rebound was apparent for convenience retailers in 2022, due an increase in mobility, as large cultural, leisure and professional events, including major trade fairs, were allowed to resume at full capacity following a pause induced by the…

At first sight, the situation improved for convenience retailers in 2022, with solid current value growth posted in the channel. However, part of this growth was attributed to inflation, which was stronger in this channel than in hypermarkets.…