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From its humble beginnings in 1888 as Glaser Bros., a single tobacco storefront in San Francisco, Core-Mark has grown into one of the largest distributors and marketers of consumer goods in North America. While the past century has brought incredible changes to our business and the world in which we operate, our goal is the same today as it was over 120 years ago — to provide customers with the best possible service and to help them grow their sales and profits.
At Go-Mart convenience stores, with 123 locations in Ohio, West Virginia and Virginia, category manager Ian Stewart reported that non-chocolate candy sales are consistently growing due to the constant influx of new products and players in the category. GUM, MINTS DIP Gum category sales in c-stores declined to $1.05 billion, a 3.77% decline in the 52 weeks ending July 9. Gum sales at Go-Mart stores reflect the category’s sagging sales, while mints are flat or slightly up, Stewart said, noting “bumps” in gum sales when new varieties are introduced, specifically fruity flavors with bright packaging geared to kids. Cenex Zip Trip and North Carolina-based Holt Convenience Stores, are planning to shrink their inline gum and mints displays due to slow sales and give the space over to candy.
The growth in snack foods being consumed at meal time is largely driven by people who are eating those meals by themselves, according to NPD Group’s recently released Snacking in America report. In our area, Elk City, we see a lot of beef jerky,” said Sean Higgins, director of marketing for Hutchinson Oil Co. of Elk City, Okla., which operates 14 convenience stores. For another c-store, expansive snack sales have allowed it to try different approaches, including complementing its foodservice program with snack options. We’re having a lot of success trying different brands, different varieties rather than having to stick to a planogram set forth by Kellogg’s and all those other companies.
Rising disposable income has led to increased consumer willingness to pay more for better quality products and premium chocolates, according to a new report by Research and Markets, titled Confectionery Market in the US 2015-2019. The confectionery market in the U. S. comprises chocolates, sugar confectionery and gum. With continuous innovation in terms of flavor and packaging, and heavy investment in marketing and brand image construction, premium chocolates are likely to gain a significant share in total chocolate sales. Likewise, with the acquisition of Russell Stover, Lindt has doubled its growth in the U. S. Lindt’s new manufacturing facility at Stratham, N.H., U.S., will house additional premium chocolate production lines to meet the company’s growth strategies.
Seventy percent of convenience-store shoppers enter a store with an intent to buy a beverage, but only 43% of those have a specific brand in mind when they enter the store, according to an Over the Shoulder/Egg Strategy Research study. There are a lot if impulsive people making their way thorugh the store,” said Sam Brewster, manager of shopper insights for Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Plano, Texas, during CSP’s Cold Vault Summit as he discussed the results of the study. According to the results, carbonated soft drinks are c-stores’ No. 1 planned beverage purchase/trip driver, with 51% of all beverage shoppers walking straight to the cooler when they enter a store. According to the report, the top store choice drivers are convenient location, quick in-and-out, bottle/can beverage variety, fountain beverage variety/quality, cleanliness and food quality.