CSP Magazine | February 2012

A Six-Pack of Insights

Consumer data to drive product placement and promotions as suppliers and research firms battle ‘insights desert.’

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Whether you want to call it a blessing or just a lot of pressure, it’s generally agreed that beverages are the biggest draw for getting customers into a convenience store.

In fact, 58% of consumers reported buying a nonalcohol beverage on their most recent c-store visit, driving more traffic into the store than any other major category, according to consumer research specialists The NPD Group. And 64% of these purchases were packaged beverages.

But that’s just the tip of the consumer-data iceberg. In this report, CSP aims to provide statistics, data points and consumer insights to apply to your store(s) based on typical traffic, demographics and other factors. 

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