Convenience Stores Market

"Convenience Stores Market - Worldwide (2005-2008)" report provides research and objective analysis on global Convenience store (C-Stores) Industry. This report helps clients to analyze the opportunities critical to the success of Convenience store Industry in world. Asia Pacific remains the fastest growing Convenience stores market in world. Economical growth, technological advancements, rising income levels, changing consumer preferences & convenience remain the major market forces for conveniences store industry.

Industry Performance

This section covers the performance of Convenience Stores industry at regional as well as country level. Currently, convenience store industry's development level differs from country to country. Western world Convenience store industry remains well developed & growing at slower pace. Asia Pacific remains the major contributor in growth due to shifting consumer preference to modern trade from traditional trade. Hypermarkets remains the fastest growing retail format followed by convenience store.

Key Findings

• Asian region remains the fastest growing convenience store market in world. Major retail markets registered explosive growth in opening up of new convenience store except Japan. In future Indonesia, Vietnam and India are expected to be the next potential markets for convenience store players.
• Convenience stores sell three-quarters of all the gasoline purchased in the United States but with the industry evolution the number of Convenience store industry-selling gasoline is declining.
• Changing consumer preferences, life style, rising income level, which is heavily influenced by economic growth, remains the major driving force in Asian region.
• Gasoline theft is a major problem for retailer in US. It is estimated that on average one in every 1,100 fill-ups was gasoline theft.
• China remains the fastest growing market for convenience store industry in Asian region. Convenience store industry in India is in nascent stage because C-store concept is not fully developed in India.

Key Issues and Facts Analyzed

• Market forces driving the industry & challenges faced by it.
• Major players in global convenience store industry.
• What opportunities exist in global convenience store industry?
• Major potential markets for C-store industry?
• Convenience store products' sales at global level.

Key Players Analyzed

This section covers the key facts about major players currently operating in the C-store industry such as Carrefour, 7-Eleven, Tesco Plc, Kroger, Koninklijke Ahold N.V, WM Morrison Supermarkets Plc, and J Sainsbury Plc.

Research Methodology Used

Information in this report has been sourced from namely Books, Newspapers, Trade Journals, and White papers, Industry portals, Government Agencies, Trade associations, Monitoring Industry News and developments and through access to more than 3000 paid databases.

The analysis methods used in this report include: Ratio Analysis, Historical Trend Analysis, Judgmental Forecasting and Cause and Effect Analysis.

• 1. Analyst View
• 2. Research Overview
• 3. Industry Overview
• 4. Industry Performance
  • 4.1 North America
    • 4.1.1 US
  • 4.2 Europe
    • 4.2.1 UK
    • 4.2.2 Italy
    • 4.2.3 Belgium
    • 4.2.4 Netherlands
    • 4.2.5 Spain
  • 4.3 Asia-Pacific
    • 4.3.1 Japan
    • 4.3.2 Taiwan
    • 4.3.3 China
    • 4.3.4 Australia
    • 4.3.5 Thailand
    • 4.3.6 Korea
    • 4.3.7 Malaysia
    • 4.3.8 Philippines
    • 4.3.9 India
• 5. Industry Analysis
  • 5.1 Driving Forces
    • 5.1.1 Changing Consumer Behavior
    • 5.1.2 Changing Expenditure Pattern
    • 5.1.3 Rising Share of Modern Trade
    • 5.1.4 Key Influencer
  • 5.2 Opportunities by Region
    • 5.2.1 Asia
    • 5.2.2 US
    • 5.2.3 Europe
  • 5.3 Challenges
    • 5.3.1 Cultural Preferences & Tastes
    • 5.3.2 Gasoline Theft
    • 5.3.3 Premium Prices
    • 5.3.4 Infrastructure Constraints & Distribution Costs
  • 5.4 Future Outlook
• 6. Key Players
  • 6.1 Carrefour
  • 6.2 7-Eleven Inc.
  • 6.3 Tesco Plc
  • 6.4 Kroger
  • 6.5 Koninklijke Ahold N.V.
  • 6.6 WM Morrison Supermarket Plc
  • 6.7 J Sainsbury Plc
• List of Figures:
  • Figure 3-1: Worldwide - Retail Sales (in Trillion US$), 2001-2006E
  • Figure 3-2: Worldwide - Retail Sales by Geographical Regions (in Trillion US$), 2006E
  • Figure 3-3: Worldwide - Sales Share of Top 250 Retailers by Region (%), 2005
  • Figure 4-1: US - Number of C-Stores (2004 & 2005)
  • Figure 4-2: US - Number of C-Stores by State, 2005
  • Figure 4-3: US - C-Stores Industry Sales (in Billion US$), 2004 & 2005
  • Figure 4-4: US - Sale of Gasoline in C-Stores by Grade (%), 2005
  • Figure 4-5: Europe - C-Stores Market Sales (in Billion US$), 2002-2005
  • Figure 4-6: Europe - Service Stations Market Segmentation by Country (%), 2005
  • Figure 4-7: UK - Number of C-Stores (2004 & 2005)
  • Figure 4-8: UK - Number of C-Stores by Segment, 2005
  • Figure 4-9: UK - Forecast for C-Stores Revenue (in Billion GBP), 2011
  • Figure 4-10: Italy - Service Stations Market Value (in Billion US$), 2001-2005
  • Figure 4-11: Italy - Forecast for Service Stations Market Value (in Billion US$), 2007-2010
  • Figure 4-12: Italy - Service Stations Market Segmentation (%), 2004
  • Figure 4-13: Belgium - Service Stations Market Value (in Billion US$), 2001-2005
  • Figure 4-14: Belgium - Forecast for Service Stations Market Value (in Billion US$), 2007-2010
  • Figure 4-15: Netherlands - Service Stations Market Value (in Billion US$), 2001-2005
  • Figure 4-16: Netherlands - Forecast for Service Stations Market Value (in Billion US$), 2006-2010
  • Figure 4-17: Netherlands - Service Stations Market Segmentation (%), 2004
  • Figure 4-18: Spain - Service Stations Market Value (in Billion US$), 2001-2005
  • Figure 4-19: Spain - Forecast for Service Stations Market Value (in Billion US$), 2007-2010
  • Figure 4-20: Spain - Service Stations Market Segmentation (%), 2004
  • Figure 4-21: Asia - Growth in Retail Stores Format (%), 2005
  • Figure 4-22: Japan - Number of C-Stores (2004 & 2005)
  • Figure 4-23: Japan - C-Stores Sales by Product Type (%), 2005
  • Figure 4-24: Taiwan - Retail Sales Share by Retail Format (%), 2003-2005
  • Figure 4-25: China - Number of Stores by Format (2004 & 2005)
  • Figure 4-26: Australia - Number of Stores by Format (2004 & 2005)
  • Figure 4-27: Australia - Retail Trade Share by Retail Format (%), 2003-2005
  • Figure 4-28: Thailand - Number of C-Stores (2004 & 2005)
  • Figure 4-29: Thailand - Retail Trade Share by Retail Format (%), 2003-2005
  • Figure 4-30: Thailand - Number of C-Stores by Leading Players, 2005
  • Figure 4-31: Korea - Number of Stores by Format (2004 & 2005)
  • Figure 4-32: Malaysia - Number of Stores by Format (2004 & 2005)
  • Figure 4-33: Malaysia - Number of C-Stores by Leading Players, 2005
  • Figure 4-34: Malaysia - Share of Retail Trade by Retail Formats (%), 2003-2005
  • Figure 4-35: Philippines - Number of C-Stores (2004 & 2005)
  • Figure 4-36: Philippines - Number of C-Stores by Leading Players, 2005
  • Figure 5-1: Asia - Average Spending per Month on Fresh Food & Others (%), 2005
  • Figure 5-2: North Asia - Share of Modern Trade (%), 2002-2004
  • Figure 5-3: Asia - Main Buyers & Key Influencers of Retail Market (%), 2005
  • Figure 5-4: Asia - Comparison of Hypermarkets, Supermarkets & C-Stores
  • Figure 5-5: Europe - Convenience Retailing Landscape by Region and Store Format, 2005
  • Figure 6-1: Carrefour - Stock Performance
• List of Tables:
  • Table 3-1: Structure of Convenience Storefront by Size and Operation
  • Table 3-2: Worldwide - Top 10 Retailers by Sales (in Billion US$), 2005
  • Table 4-1: US - Ranking of C-Stores Products by Sale, 2005
  • Table 4-2: Taiwan - Number of C-Stores by Players (April 2006)
  • Table 4-3: Korea - Description of Average C-Store, 2002
  • Table 4-4: India - A Critical Evaluation of C-Stores vs Hypermarkets
  • Table 6-1: Carrefour - Financial Overview (in Million US$), 2002-2004
  • Table 6-2: 7-Eleven Inc. - Financial Overview (in Million US$), 2000-2004
  • Table 6-3: Tesco Plc - Financial Overview (in Million US$) 2004-2006
  • Table 6-4: Kroger - Financial Overview (in Million US$), 2006
  • Table 6-5: Koninklijke Ahold N.V. - Financial Overview (in Million Euro), 2005 & 2006
  • Table 6-6: WM Morrison Supermarket Plc - Financial Overview (in Million US$), 2004-2006
  • Table 6-7: J Sainsbury Plc - Financial Overview (2004-2006)