CONVENIENCE STORE
Welcome to ASD Market Week’s Convenience Store Neighborhood Guide, one of nine guides to help navigate the show and ignite product discovery without missing a beat.
Within the Convenience Store Neighborhood, you’ll find everything you need from snacks to supplements, travel-size items, to adult novelty products. Whether this is your main product category or you’re looking to add high-margin quick buys, you’ve come to the right place! Our Convenience Store brands will showcase the latest products at incredible prices to boost sales and freshen up your merchandise mix.
We’re excited to share insights, tips, brand highlights, and valuable information to maximize your experience in the Convenience Store Neighborhood.
We’ll see you on the show floor!
CONVENIENCE STORE FUN FACT
Did you know that snacks are the best-selling products in convenience stores? Customers buy an average of 2.1 products per trip to the store. As a high-profit category, offering a variety of snacks to accommodate customers’ different tastes makes this an easy way to boost sales.
SUBCATEGORIES
HOW TO SHOP CONVENIENCE STORE
Walk Every Aisle
Keep your eyes open! Take notes on which items and brands stand out to you. Imagine your customer and look for items that will draw them into your store.
Ask About Best Sellers
Find out a brand’s newest and best-selling items to see what’s trending. Best sellers are a great way to test a new item or introduce a new category.
Plan Ahead
Use the ASD Mobile App to search and explore brands before the show. Save your favorites, preview products, find private label offerings, and view show specials to maximize your time in this neighborhood.
Discover NEW Brands
Each neighborhood features brands that are new to the show, offering new distribution and revenue potential. Look for “NEW” floor stickers in every neighborhood to easily spot these opportunities or search the ASD Mobile App.
Stock Key Items
Keep your mind on the miles. You may be a one-stop-shop for travelers or a quick inand-out for customers to stock up on key items and essentials including lighters, snacks, toiletries, and phone chargers.
Know Your Customer
Don’t forget to take inventory of your customer base. Are they primarily local? Do they tend to work late nights or early mornings? Consider your everyday customer and their product needs while shopping for items.
Refuel and Recharge
Your customers are always on the go so offer them a few impulse items such as energy drinks, phone chargers, and other tech accessories to keep them on the move. These must-have items not only bring repeat customers but boost sales too.
IF YOU LOVE CONVENIENCE STORE , YOU’LL ALSO LOVE THESE NEIGHBORHOODS
Discover gourmet products, souvenirs, collectibles, and more to complement your assortment.
Find closeouts, electronics, toys, and other must-have merchandise to stock your shelves.
ALTERNATIVE LIFESTYLE
Shop the latest smoke accessories, CBD, hemp, and vape products at affordable prices.
CONVENIENCE STORE MUST-HAVE TRENDS
Make It Miniature
• Tiny Travel Products
• Single-Serving Snacks
• Bite-Size Candies
• Compact Phone Chargers
Health-Conscious Picks
• Protein-Packed Snacks
• Plant-Based Options
• Sugar Alternatives
• Flavored Waters
Supercharged
• Workout Supplements
• Caffeinated Products
• Energy Drinks
• Enhancements
Quick Buys
• Sunglasses
• Lighters
• Gum & Candy
• Personal Care Products
Bold Flavors
• Sweet Meets Savory
• Fruit Forward
• Nostalgic Flavors
• Globally Influenced Bites
Shop-In-Shop
• Beauty
• Pharmacies
• CBD & Wellness
• Apparel & Accessories
Whole Body Wellness
• Sleep Support Supplements
• Adult Novelty Items
• Toiletries & Medicine
• Mood-Boosting Products
Tech Essentials
• Phone Accessories
• Chargers
• Headphones & Earbuds
• Gadgets
CONVENIENCE
WHAT
Convenience stores are adopting technology at a fast pace to provide customers with a personalized and seamless shopping experience. From mobile apps and self-checkout, to SMS notifications and loyalty programs, c-stores are utilizing technology to capture data, better understand customers, and deliver a frictionless checkout experience.
Source: CSNews.com
“Snealing”, eating snacks as meals, is a rising trend among consumers contributing to snack sales growth. C-stores are seeing success by adding snacks to boost sales and as an easy way to introduce new products to customers and fill shelf space.
Source: NacsMagazine.com
“I recommend coming to ASD Market Week if you have a truck stop, convenience store, or if you’re in roadside retail. This is absolutely the place for you.”
-Stephanie Stuckey, Stuckey’s Corporation
CONVENIENCE STORE
FAMILIAR
FACES AT ASD MARKET WEEK
Texas Wholesale & TW Distributors
Headquartered in Dallas, they are Dallas - Fort Worth’s leading wholesaler and distributor for tobacco and c-store products.
Texas Wholesale SU54109
Wholesaler and distributor for tobacco and convenience store products with easy ordering and competitive prices.
“ASD Market Week has the best traffic and a really nice diversity of buyers. We’ve met a lot of new buyers as well as our return buyers. Way more new – which means new business.”
- Nicholas Chan, Maven Torch
Sunrise Wholesale
The leading carrier of a variety of novelties, phone accessories, glass pipes, general merchandise, and more.
