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 Bestsellers
Find out a brand’s newest and best-selling items to see what’s trending. Bestsellers 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 Now Trending …
Grab & Go Minis
• Travel-Size Health & Beauty Care
• OTC Drug Trial Packs
• Single-Serving Snacks
• Bite-Size Candies
Health-Conscious Picks
• Protein-Packed Snacks
• Plant-Based Options
• Functional & Superfood Snacks
• Free-From Snacks
• Flavored Water & Seltzer
Supercharged Supplies
• Workout Supplements
• Caffeinated Products
• Energy Drinks & Boosters
• All-Natural Enhancements
Impulse Buys
• Sunglasses
• Keychains
• Gum & Mints
• Small Toys & Novelty Items
• Hand Sanitizers
• Flavored Lip Balm
Bold Flavors
• “Swicy”
• Fruit Forward
• Nostalgic
• Chile-Spiced
• Global Inspired
Shop-In-Shop
• Beauty & Wellness
• Pharmacy
• Souvenirs & Gifts
• CBD & Wellness
• Apparel & Accessories
• Automotive
Whole Body Wellness
• Sleep-Support Aids
• Vitamins & Supplements
• Sexual Wellness
• Self-Care Essentials
Tech Essentials
• Wireless Chargers
• Headphones & Earbuds
• Power Banks
• Mini Speakers
• Pop Sockets & Stands
CONVENIENCE STORE THE BIZ BUZZ ON CONVENIENCE STORE
Convenience stores like 7-Eleven are increasingly aiming to “surprise and delight” customers, going beyond the basics shoppers expect. As 7-Eleven’s Senior Product Director Julie TrappClark said, “We want the shopper to think, ‘I wasn’t expecting to find this in a convenience store.”
Source: Convenience Store News
From 7-Eleven to regional chains like QuikTrip, operators of c-stores are looking overseas for inspiration, adding sitdown seating, expanding their coffee menus to rival Starbucks, and experimenting with madeto-order meals. York, PAbased Rutter’s, plans a new format with expanded seating as it adds 50 locations in the next five years.
Source: AP
“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
Alpha Brands
Their flagship line, Mellow Fellow Wellness, provides safe, effective relief through blends of high-quality ingredients in various forms from soft gels to gummies.
Maven Torch
With over 30 products to choose from, they craft lighters that seamlessly blend elevated designs, superior quality, and competitive pricing.
Sunrise Wholesale
They’re known for offering a huge variety of novelties, cell phone accessories, glass pipes, and general merchandise.
“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
