U.S. Convenience Stores Market Outlook to 2013

The US convenience stores (c-stores) industry is one of the world’s largest and fast growing sectors that present lucrative investment opportunities for new players. C-stores have greatly benefited from the growth of overall retail industry and continues surge in oil prices. The expanding size of working population has also supported sales and boosted the overall industry developments. Besides, increasing consumer appetite for convenient shopping and soaring sales of low priced non-traditional products have had positive impact on the US c-stores industry.

According to our new research report “U.S. Convenience Stores Market Outlook to 2013”, the overall sales of convenience store (c-stores) industry registered an impressive growth of around 8% in 2008 despite the economic slowdown and constituted around 14% of the total retail sales in the US. In 2009, the industry suffered marginally due to the effects of financial turmoil and sales saw downturn amidst sharp fall in fuel prices and weak consumer spending. However, the industry showed some encouraging signs of improvement in late 2009 and a strong recovery is inevitable in 2010.

The total c-store sales include motor fuel sales and in-store sales. Motor fuel sales made up for 72.1% whereas in-store sales accounted for approx. 27.9% in the total c-store sales during 2008. The c-store industry is dominated by single store business or franchise. At the regional level, Southern US states continue to lead the c-store industry.

While the c-store has made strong headways in terms of sales and expansion, the individual store profitability primarily depends on its location and product mix. Large companies have advantages of buying gasoline at bulk prices, but small companies can compete effectively by having superior locations. Moreover, the average annual revenue per worker stands over US$ 300,000 for both large and small companies, one of the highest as compared to other industries.

“U.S. Convenience Stores Market Outlook to 2013” provides conceptual analysis and extensive research on the convenience store industry in the US. It facilitates quantitative as well as qualitative trend analysis of the past and current industry scenarios and provides a clear future direction in which the industry is likely to proceed. The report also covers the regional and state level analysis of the convenience store industry in the US to help clients understand the market dynamics. Report also covers information about leading industry players to give a complete analysis of competitive landscape.
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1. Analyst View
2. Industry Overview
2.1 Definition of Convenience Store
2.2 Retail Sales
2.3 Retail Sales Outlook (2010-2013)
3. Market Drivers
3.1 Busy Lifestyle
3.2 Single Person Households
3.3 Economic Environment
3.4 Socio-demographic Shifts
4. Industry Outlook to 2013
4.1 By Number
4.1.1 Top Ten States
4.2 Regional Analysis
4.2.1 Southern Region
4.2.2 Northeast Region
4.2.3 Midwest Region
4.2.4 Western Region
4.3 By Sales
4.3.1 Motor Fuel Sales
4.3.2 In-store Sales
4.4 Single and Chain Stores in Operation
4.5 Closed Stores
4.6 Growth and Sales Analysis - By Company
4.7 Convenience Store Employment
5. Industry Trends
5.1 Private Label Products
5.2 RFID
5.3 Security Devices
5.4 Online Retailing
5.5 Energy Drinks Market
5.6 Credit Card Charges
5.7 Gasoline Theft
6. Key Players
6.1 7-Eleven Inc.
6.2 The Kroger
6.3 Ahold USA, Inc.
6.4 Exxon Mobil Corporation
6.5 Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.
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Figure 2-1: Retail Sales (Trillion US$), 2004-2009
Figure 2-2: Forecast for Retail Sales (Trillion US$), 2010-2013
Figure 3-1: Share of Convenience Stores in Retail Sales (2008)
Figure 3-2: Working Population (Million), 2004-2009
Figure 3-3: Forecast for Working Population (Million), 2010-2013
Figure 3-4: GDP per Head (‘000 US$), 2004-2009
Figure 3-5: Forecast for GDP per Head (‘000 US$), 2010-2013
Figure 4-1: Number of Convenience Stores in Comparison to Other Similar Channels (2008)
Figure 4-2: Number of Convenience Stores (2003-2008)
Figure 4-3: Share of Top Ten States by Convenience Store Count (2008)
Figure 4-4: Convenience Store Saturation Figure (Average No. of Persons per Store), 2006-2008
Figure 4-5: Convenience Store Sales (Billion US$), 2002-2009
Figure 4-6: Share of Motor Fuel and In-store Sales in Convenience Store Sales (2008)
Figure 4-7: Forecast for Convenience Store Sales (Billion US$), 2010-2013
Figure 4-8: Motor Fuel Sales in Convenience Stores (Billion US$), 2004-2009
Figure 4-9: Gasoline Sales by Product in Convenience Stores (%), 2008
Figure 4-10: Top Five States Selling Highest Motor Fuel in Convenience Stores (%), 2009
Figure 4-11: Top Five States Selling Lowest Motor Fuel in Convenience Stores (%), 2009
Figure 4-12: In-store Sales (Billion US$), 2004-2009
Figure 4-13: In-store Sales by Top Categories (%)
Figure 4-14: Forecast for In-store Sales (Billion US$), 2010-2013
Figure 4-15: Number of Employees in Convenience Stores (‘000), 2007 & 2008
Figure 5-1: RFID Market for Retail Supply Chain (Million US$), 2002–2008
Figure 5-2: CCTV Market (Billion US$), 2006, 2009 & 2012
Figure 5-3: North American Biometrics Market (Million US$), 2004, 2008 & 2012
Figure 5-4: Forecast for Number of Internet Users (Million), 2010-2013
Figure 5-5: Credit Card Cost to Convenience Store Industry (Billion US$), 2004-2008
Figure 5-6: Gasoline Theft at Convenience Stores (Million US$), 2005-2007

Table 2-1: Structure of Convenience Storefront by Size and Operation
Table 3-1: Population Aged 15-64 Years (%), 2004-2009
Table 3-2: Forecast for Population Aged 15-64 Years (%), 2010-2013
Table 4-1: Growth in Number of Convenience Stores (%), 1973, 1983, 1993, 2003, 2007 & 2008
Table 4-2: Number of Convenience Stores in Southern Region (2007 & 2008)
Table 4-3: Convenience Store Saturation Figure for Southern Region (Average No. of Persons per Store), 2006 & 2007
Table 4-4: Number of Convenience Stores in Northeast Region (2007 & 2008)
Table 4-5: Convenience Store Saturation Figure for Northeast Region (Average No. of Persons per Store), 2006 & 2007
Table 4-6: Number of Convenience Stores in Midwest Region (2007 & 2008)
Table 4-7: Convenience Store Saturation Figure for Midwest Region (Average No. of Persons per Store), 2006 & 2007
Table 4-8: Number of Convenience Stores in Western Region (2007 & 2008)
Table 4-9: Convenience Store Saturation Figure for Western Region (Average No. of Persons per Store), 2006 & 2007
Table 4-10: Number of Single and Chain Convenience Stores (2004-2008)
Table 4-11: Top Ten Companies by Number of Convenience Stores
Table 5-1: Adoption of RFID for Retail Supply Chain (2003-2008)
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