Study: C-store retailers experience sales increase in 2018
Strong in-store sales were led by foodservice growth.
Nearly 84% of in-store sales increased in 2018, according to U.S. convenience store owners surveyed by NACS, Alexandria, Va.
Strong sales in 2018 are one reason for an increase in retailers’ optimism about business prospects for 2019. For instance, 85% of retailers are optimistic about their prospects for the first quarter, the highest measure of optimism for the first quarter in the past five years.