Convenience Stores

Convenience stores did not benefit as much as other modern grocery retailers from the increased sales in for grocery products in the first year of the pandemic due to their smaller format. Consumers instead sought out large format outlets like…

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 store operators are focusing on adjusting their offer to meet the needs of adults following home-based working arrangements. To curb the spread of COVID-19, the local government sought to limit the number of employees in the workplace,…

Following a very strong performance during 2020, the rate of growth in convenience store retail current value sales accelerated slightly in 2021. During the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, grocery retailers were allowed to remain open as they sell…

Following a positive performance in 2020 when the pandemic first emerged in Poland, convenience stores recorded further strong current value growth in 2021, in addition to further expansion of the channel’s outlet network. The convenience store…

Convenience stores in smaller towns and villages, especially those in the catchment areas of other modern grocery retailers with a highly competitive price level, have been losing business. The COVID-19 pandemic transformed grocery shopping, leading…

Convenience stores had particularly benefited from the pandemic in 2020 and subsequent restrictions, which led to greater time spent at time at home for many local consumers. During this time, many Israelis preferred to shop closer to home for basic…

The growth of retail current value sales in convenience stores will notably accelerate in 2021 thanks to improved consumer purchasing power and renewed confidence in store-based shopping. In the first year of the pandemic, the category was more…

Convenience stores registered strong sales growth in 2021 as the channel benefited from the greater importance that proximity retailing has taken on since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, with many consumers still reluctant to shop in…

Starting in May 2021, Vietnam saw a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases, which led the government to impose another lockdown in Ho Chi Minh and in more than 20 provinces in Vietnam, obliging people to stay home and only go out for basic necessities…

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…

Having surged during 2021 as lockdown restrictions and a fear of contagion led many local consumers to do their grocery shopping closer to home, the retail current value sales of convenience stores saw a modest decline during 2021 but remained well…

Convenience stores recovered with positive growth in retail value terms in 2021, following the sharp decline in value sales in 2020, when shops were forced to operate reduced opening hours or stay closed. All the same, as many convenience stores are…

Convenience stores benefited a lot from being considered essential retailers in 2020 and 2021; therefore, these grocery outlets did not face reduced hours or closures related to the measures introduced to cope with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic…

Convenience stores were enjoying strong dynamism before the pandemic, driven by Tambo+’s aggressive store opening plans and by Oxxo's entry into the Peruvian market in 2018, with this player also investing in a significant number of store openings in…

Convenience stores is not usually considered a distinguished retail channel in Austria. The penetration of fully-fledged supermarkets is very high in Austria especially in mid-sized towns and larger cities, with these outlets offering a large variety…

Convenience stores had struggled to remain relevant in the pre-pandemic environment. However, the channel experienced a revival and showed agility and flexibility in 2021 due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19 in Australia. Across the country,…

With the prolonged impact of COVID-19, which continued during most of 2021, delivery services grew significantly, as consumers maintained home seclusion and refrained from going out when possible. While the number of convenience stores in Japan is…

Convenience stores continued its strong growth in 2021 due to interest in the channel from both large retailers and consumers. Convenience stores saw stronger year-on-year growth than any other grocery category in both value terms and in terms of…

While grocery retailers were allowed to remain open during the lockdown period of March-May 2020 as they were deemed to be essential, convenience stores operators were required to reduce their opening hours. The fact that such outlets were no longer…