According to Paytronix Systems Inc.’s Paytronix Annual Gift Card Sales Report: 2019, there is a consistent 10% year-over-year growth in gift card sales for the 220 brands surveyed in this year’s report versus the 190 brands surveyed for its 2018 reports. The Paytronix Annual Gift Card Sales Report: 2019 includes an in-depth look into holiday…
Report: Plant-Based Burgers, Sandwiches See Increased Sales
According to The NPD Group, there were 228 million servings of veggie burgers and veggie sandwiches ordered at quick service restaurants (QSRs) in the year ending May, up 10% from a year ago. In addition to plant-based burgers and sandwiches, this number includes burgers/sandwiches that are made with only vegetables and no meat or meat…
Report: Consumers Using Food, Beverages as Medicine
According to health and wellness research by The NPD Group, about a quarter of U.S. adults are trying to manage a health or medical condition by making healthy food and beverage choices. NDP finds that consumers are increasingly aware of how their food and beverage choices can help them manage and, in some cases, reverse…
Global Hot Drinks Market to Expand 6.8% by 2025
According to a new report by Grand View Research Inc., the global hot drinks market size is expected to reach USD 397.3 billion by 2025, expanding at a CAGR of 6.8%. Hot drinks help in reducing the prevalence of various lifestyle related diseases such as blood pressure, obesity and stress. Increasing awareness of the health benefits among…
GasBuddy Study Reveals C-Store Beverage Purchasing Trends
GasBuddy’s 2019 C-Store Beverage Study shows how Americans’ beverage purchasing habits have shifted toward c-store shopping — 51% make purchases at a convenience store at least once a week, and 20% do so every day. Convenience stores are the destination of choice for 165 million U.S. customers each day, resulting to $242 billion of in-store…
S&D Coffee & Tea Releases Coffee Market Report
S&D Coffee & Tea has released a new Coffee Market Report. According to S&D Coffee & Tea, the coffee market continued to give back recent gains this week. Prices dropped 7% and saw a one month low. The frost premium has now been erased as prices settled back below a dollar. There is no real…
GasBuddy Q2 Report Analyzes C-Store Foot Traffic
GasBuddy released its second quarterly study examining foot traffic in the U.S. fuel and c-store industry. From April 1 to June 30, 2019, GasBuddy and Cuebiq analyzed aggregated, anonymized location visit data at more than 100 fuel and convenience store brands across the U.S. to understand foot traffic trends, provide geo-behavioral and consumer insights and…
Report: Customer Reviews Critical to Small, Medium Businesses
Marketing company Uberall Inc. released new data on how small- and medium-sized businesses (SMB) feel about online customer reviews across various platforms, including Yelp, TripAdvisor, Facebook, Instagram and Google. More than 300 of these SMB owners were asked a series of questions about their relationship with customer reviews and the role they play in their overall…
BRP Report Reveals Supply Chain Disruptions
BRP’s new report, called Tariffs, Terrorists & Tsunamis: Minimize the Impact of Supply Chain Disruptions with Agile Strategies, shows that the recent increases — and threat of increases — in tariffs are causing disruptions to today’s retail supply chains. According to the report, while tariffs are currently the hot topic, supply chains are vulnerable to many…
PDI Report: How to Fuel C-Store Customer Loyalty
A new report from PDI provides insights into c-store shoppers’ behaviors toward loyalty programs and recommends actionable strategies on how c-stores can improve their programs to attract new members and increase foot traffic. PDI is a global company with leading enterprise software solutions serving the convenience retail, petroleum wholesale and logistics industries. More than 1,500…