Consumer Shopping Trends

In a report issued by the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association, our shopping locations are migrating toward convenience. Could it be that we have less time to shop around or are we getting better deals at these stores?

Check out these facts and figures.
The number of supercenters more than tripled from 1996 to 2006, from 708 to 2,613 outlets, and 62 percent of American households shop at them, according to the Nielsen Co. By 2011, there will be 27,696 dollar stores with sales of $20.6 billion a food retail market share of 2 percent, the report states. Keep in mind that everything in a dollar store is a dollar. That's a lot of foot traffic.
Convenience store numbers increased to 145,119 by the end of 2006, according to TDLinx, a service of the Nielsen Co. By 2011, food sales from convenience stores should reach $166.1 billion from approximately 148,131 outlets, according to IDDBA. Warehouse Club stores' sales were $63.5 billion, representing a market share of 7.4 percent, in 2006. By 2011, sales will reach $84.2 billion. according to Willard Bishop's "Future of Food Retailing," This representsa market share of 8.2 percent.

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Have a great Friday.