date:Feb 21, 2013
Consumer visits to convenience stores increased 4.6% in fourth quarter 2012, reflecting positive movement in key economic indicators and lower gas prices, according to new market data from The NPD Group. Data found increased traffic was due to an increase in average monthly visits, growing 3.7% over last year.
According to NPD's Convenience Store Monitor, which tracks consumer purchasing behaviors of over 51,000 shoppers in the United States, traffic growth was spread throughout all types of co