BRP’s 2019 Consumer Shopping Habits – The Generation Gap report identifies how and where consumers prefer to shop and which factors — such as generational differences — influence their shopping . The report is based on findings from a BRP survey of 1,298 U.S. ‘Digital Consumers’ (ages 18-37) have higher expectations for the retail experience than…

According to an online survey of 1,270 adults by YouGov and ACI Worldwide, 62% of adults in the U.S. are concerned with the security of their financial data at fuel pumps and convenience stores. ACI Worldwide is a global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions. The study, which surveyed shopping and payment habits of Americans at…

The Almond Board of California (ABC) received the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) Food Safety Award from the International Association for Food Protection. The award, which will be presented July 24 at IAFP 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky, recognizes the ABC’s “preeminence in and contributions to the field of food safety.” Almond Board has spent nearly 50…

Sixty-seven percent of c-store retailers expect sales increases during the second quarter of 2019 over the same period last year, according to the NACS Retailer Sentiment Survey. The quarterly survey tracks retailer sentiment related to their businesses, the industry and the economy. A total of 68 NACS member companies, representing a cumulative 2,204 stores, participated…

Tokenization offers increased security and enables a shared cart across channels, according to a report by retail management consulting firm BRP. BRP’s SPECIAL REPORT: Security says that retailers must continuously reexamine their policies on customer payment and personal data as new dangers emerge that require enhanced security measures. Tokenization enables retailers to remove sensitive information from…

Cigarettes accounted for the largest portion of merchandise sales at 31%, followed by foodservice at 22.6%. U.S. c-stores saw record in-store sales in 2018, according to data released at the NACS State of the Industry Summit on April 3. The NACS State of the Industry Summit, April 2-4 at the O’Hare Hyatt Regency in Chicago, hosts…

The report indicates why customers are leaving after filling up, rather than going into c-stores. Recent GasBuddy survey findings show that forecourt conversion rates depend on whether retailers meet consumers’€™ needs. In short, consumers want clean restrooms, well maintained stores, healthy food options and mobile technology. For convenience retailers, in-store sales generate 72.6% of gross…

The plant-based snacks market will have a compound annual growth rate of 8% through 2028, according to a report by Persistence Market Research (PMR). The global plant-based snacks market is expected to grow for several reasons, including: increased consumer awareness of health and wellness increased adoption of vegan, vegetarian and flexitarian diets a shift toward…

CouponFollow, an online couponing platform, surveyed more than 1,000 millennials between the ages of 22-37 about their shopping, spending and saving habits for the company’s Millennial Shopping Report. Millennials, born between 1982 and 1996, consist of 80 million people in the U.S. and spend nearly $600 billion annually. The generation now accounts for 28% of…

Beverage mashups are among the most important innovations in the industry. Coffee, tea and energy drinks sales have increased through mashups — the fusion of two or more beverage products that traditionally wouldn’t go together, according to Packaged Facts. Packaged Facts, a division of MarketResearch.com, publishes market intelligence on consumer market topics. U.S. Beverage Market Outlook 2019…