Strong basket spend and steady, albeit slow, trip return during 2H 2020 ultimately helped “save” 2020 for C-stores and a wide range of categories. In the past six months we’ve seen trips continue to lag 2019 levels, but it appears shoppers are continuing to return and/or increase the number of their C-store trips.
Moreover, they’re telling C-store retailers and CPGs alike by “voting with their wallet” that they’re willing to spend more each trip....