Convenience stores are still ahead of pre-pandemic performance and their year-on-year figures are also positive, new research from the Retail Data Partnership figures.
The data shows average sales per store in November increased by 0.1% compared to a year earlier, and by 15.6% compared to November 2019.
In the latest three months, average sales per store have increased by 2.1% compared to the same period last year. These figures are based on EPoS data from over 3,500 stores which, in the latest 12-month period, covered 320 million transactions.
The Retail Data Partnership said: “The looming threat of strike action jeopardises the ability of some large supermarkets to keep stores supplied and open, it seems that customers might once again be relying on their corner store to provide Christmas essentials.”
