A Mixed Bag
The current challenges facing the c-store industry — from inflation to supply chain issues to high gas prices — are impacting key product categories in varied ways.
After weathering a difficult 2020 as consumers stayed home during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, convenience store sales began to rebound in the first half of 2021 and by the time the calendar was ready to turn the page to a new year, almost all of the industry’s key product categories were on the upswing. According to the exclusive Convenience Store News 2022 Midyear Report Card, the story for this year so far is a bit different, with some categories still seeing positive momentum, but others feeling the negative effects of inflation, supply chain issues, continued staffing challenges, and high gas prices.
