Convenience stores in Australia - statistics & facts
Beyond the petrol pump, Australia’s service station-integrated shops and convenience-only stores (c-stores) provide busy, on-the-go consumers with a quick way to purchase food, beverages, grocery essentials, and other merchandise. Nonetheless, the country’s c-stores and ‘servos’ faced a challenging year in 2024, observing fluctuating non-discretionary consumer spending patterns due to rising fuel, food, and beverage prices. To drive in-store foot traffic and product sales, retailers stocking everyday essentials, ready-to-eat food, takeaway beverages, and ‘healthy’, functional product options in their shelf assortments, while investing in toilet amenities, EV charging stations, self-checkouts, diverse payment options, and loyalty programs, could stand out in Australia’s c-store crowd.
