CSNews 2009 Forecast Study Now on Sale

The 2009 Convenience Store News Forcast Study is now on sale and we have it. For the seventh strait year, the editors of Convenience Store News have met with senior c-store industry executives to preview and scrutinize industry data and forecast models to give you their predictions for the coming year. What will 2009 bring?

"In the world of retailing, the magic formula of leveraging value, variety and convenience to win shopper dollars is being reformulated and value is the variable in the formula receiving the most attention from consumers, shoppers, manufacturers and retailers. [The] winning manuafacturers and retailers will be those who have developed a strong value proposition for consumers and shoppers" - Kristen Moore, Director of RMS Leadership, Nielsen

This 63 page PDF report contains six pages of editorial and a staggering 57 pages of data on almost every c-store category possible. Centered around estimated sales volumes, retailers can use this report to predict consumer behavior across multiple in-store categories and make predictive purchase decisions. Distributors, in turn, can extract value from this report by anticipating retailer orders based upon the same valuable data.

Does your store sell cigars? Should you? Find out on pages 25 & 26. Sports and Energy drinks were HOT in 2007. What will they do in 2009? Get the answer on page 32. How much cooler space do you reserve for bottled water? Is it time to re-think that strategy? Page 35 lets you know.

The report itself costs $199.00 which at first seems like a lot of money. But, if you consider the impact that this data can have on your top-line sales and bottom-line results, access to this report is definately worth the price of admission.

Plus, I have a special offer for you, my loyal readers. I'm offering a $15 dollar off e-coupon to the first 20 people who purchase this report through GasStations.com. All you have to do is visit our products page and click on the 2009 Forecast Report. When you get to the check-out page, you'll see a place for a coupon code. Enter in the code: CRST4G78 and hit "Apply". You'll instantly see the $15.00 discount. But you should probably act fast. I've only got 20 coupons .

Until next time,

-Jon D.

Edited by Jon - GS - Jan 26 2009 at 7:50pm