U.S. Convenience Stores - A Market Analysis

1. Analyst View

2. Industry Overview

• 2.1 Worldwide Development of C-Stores
• 2.2 Worldwide Retail Sales
• 2.3 By Geographical Regions

3. US - Conducive Conditions for Growth of C-Store Industry

• 3.1 GDP Growth
• 3.2 Increase in Disposable Income
• 3.3 Busy Lifestyle
• 3.4 Investment on Part of Fuel Retailers
• 3.5 Socio-demographic Shifts
• 3.6 Demand for Convenience Shopping
• 3.7 Single Person Households

4. US - C-Store Industry

• 4.1 By Number
  • 4.1.1 Top Ten States
• 4.2 Analysis at Regional & State Level
  • 4.2.1 Southern Region
  • 4.2.2 Northeast Region
  • 4.2.3 Midwest Region
  • 4.2.4 Western States
• 4.3 By Sales
  • 4.3.1 Motor Fuel Sales
  • 4.3.2 In-store Sales
• 4.4 Single & Chain Stores in Operation
• 4.5 C-Stores Closed
• 4.6 C-Stores Companies - Growth & Sales Analysis

5. Industry Analysis

• 5.1 New Vistas
  • 5.1.1 RFID Industry
  • 5.1.2 CCTV
  • 5.1.3 IT in C-Stores
  • 5.1.4 Biometric Products for C-Stores
  • 5.1.5 C-Store with 10, 000 sq ft Area
  • 5.1.6 Online Retailing
• 5.2 Challenges
  • 5.2.1 High Credit Card Fees
  • 5.2.2 Shrinking Margins
  • 5.2.3 Labor Challenges
  • 5.2.4 Out of Stock
  • 5.2.5 Violence & Robbery
  • 5.2.6 Gasoline Theft
  • 5.2.7 Increased Competition

6. Future Outlook for C-Store Industry by RNCOS

7. Key Players

• 7.1 7-Eleven Inc.
• 7.2 Kroger
• 7.3 Ahold N.V.
• 7.4 Shell Oil Products US
• 7.5 ExxonMobil Corporation
• 7.6 Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.
• 7.7 Sunoco, Inc.

• Figure 2-1: Worldwide - Retail Sales (in Trillion US$), 2002-2007E
• Figure 2-2: Worldwide - Retail Sales by Geographical Region (in Trillion US$), 2007E
• Figure 3-1: US - Share of C-Stores Sale in Retail Sales (%), 2006
• Figure 3-2: US - Forecast for GDP per Head (in ‘000 US$), 2008-2012
• Figure 3-3: US - Personal Disposable Income per Head (in US$), 2002-2007E
• Figure 3-4: US - Forecast for Personal Disposable Income per Head (in US$), 2008-2012
• Figure 3-5: US - Working Population (in Million), 2002-2007E
• Figure 3-6: US - Forecast for Working Population (in Million), 2008-2012
• Figure 3-7: US - Number of Single Person Households (in Million), 2006 & 2011F
• Figure 4-1: US - Growth in Various Retail Formats (%), 2006
• Figure 4-2: US - Number of C-Stores (2003-2006)
• Figure 4-3: US - Share of Top 10 States in Number of C-Stores (%), 2006
• Figure 4-4: US - C-Stores Saturation Figures (Average No. of Persons per Store), 2005 & 2006
• Figure 4-5: US - C-Store Sales (in Billion US$), 1998-2007E
• Figure 4-6: US - Share of Motor Fuel & In-store Sales in C-Store Sales (%), 2006
• Figure 4-7: US - Motor Fuel Sales in C-Stores (in Billion US$), 2004-2006
• Figure 4-8: US - Motor Fuel Sales by Product in C-Stores (%), 2005
• Figure 4-9: US - Gasoline Sales by Product in C-Stores (%), 2005
• Figure 4-10: US - Top Five States Selling Highest Motor Fuels in C-Stores (%), 2006
• Figure 4-11: US - Top Five States Selling Lowest Motor Fuels in C-Stores (%), 2006
• Figure 4-12: US - In-store Sales (in Billion US$), 2004-2006
• Figure 4-13: US - Share of Top Ten Products in In-store Sales (%), 2006
• Figure 5-1: US - RFID Market for Retail Supply Chain (in Million US$), 2002- 2008F
• Figure 5-2: US - CCTV Market (in Billion US$), 2006 & 2011F
• Figure 5-3: North America - Biometrics Market (in Million US$), 2005 & 2006E
• Figure 5-4: US - Forecast for Number of Internet Users (in Million), 2008-2012
• Figure 5-5: US - Average Retail Price* of Gasoline (in Cent/Gallon), Dec 2004 to Dec 2007
• Figure 5-6: US - Gasoline Theft at Convenience Stores (in Million US$), 2004-2006
• Figure 6-1: US - Forecast for C-Store Sales (in Billion US$), 2008-2012

• Table 2-1: Structure of Convenience Storefront by Size & Operation
• Table 3-1: US - GDP per Head (in ‘000 US$), 2002-2007E
• Table 3-2: US - Breakup of Population by Age Group (%), 2002-2007E
• Table 3-3: US - Forecast for Breakup of Population by Age Group (%), 2008-2012
• Table 4-1: US - Historical Growth in Number of C-Stores (1973, 1983, 1993, 2003 & 2006)
• Table 4-2: US - Number of C-Stores in Southern Region (2005 & 2006)
• Table 4-3: US - C-Stores Saturation Figure for Southern Region (Average No. of Persons per Store), 2005 & 2006
• Table 4-4: US - Number of C-Stores in Northeast Region (2005 & 2006)
• Table 4-5: US - C-Stores Saturation Figure for Northeast Region (Average no. of Persons per Store), 2005 & 2006
• Table 4-6: US - Number of C-Stores in Midwest Region (2005 & 2006)
• Table 4-7: US - C-Stores Saturation Figure for Midwest Region (Average No. Of Persons per Store), 2005 & 2006
• Table 4-8: US - Number of C-Stores in Western Region (2005 & 2006)
• Table 4-9: US - C-Stores Saturation Figure for Western Region (Average No. Of Persons per Store), 2005 & 2006
• Table 4-10: US - Number of Single & Chain C-Stores (2004-2006)
• Table 4-11: US - Number of C-Stores Opened & Closed, 2005
• Table 4-12: US - Top Ten Companies by Number of C-Stores, 2007
• Table 7-1: 7-Eleven Inc. - Financial Overview (in Million US$), 2000-2004
• Table 7-2: Kroger - Financial Overview (in Million US$), 2005-2007
• Table 7-3: Ahold N.V. - Financial Overview (in Million Euro), 2005, 2006 & Q3 2007
• Table 7-4: ExxonMobil Corporation - Financial Overview (in Million US$), 2005, 2006 & Q3 2007
• Table 7-5: Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. - Financial Overview (in Million US$), 2005-2007
• Table 7-6: Sunoco, Inc. - Financial Overview (in Million US$), 2005, 2006 & Q3 2007