FAQ
| What formats are offered/Is it available over the Internet? |
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There are two formats available: print and online. The online version offers powerful search capabilities and allows you to export contact information directly into Microsoft Excel™. It is available as a 12-month subscription. Annual subscriptions will be valid for 12 months from the date of activation.
The print version is published in August. The Online version is continually being updated with major newsworthy events like executive moves, bankruptcy filings, mergers and acquisitions. All profiles feature a major update once a year.
| What criteria are needed to be included in the directory/what defines a convenience store? |
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The Directory of Convenience Stores includes any convenience store that operates three or more convenience store locations in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. These cannot include gas-only locations, although these locations will be noted. A convenience store includes small format stores, between 500 and 3,000+ square feet and 500 and 1,500 SKUs, and meet the following criteria:
- The store must be operating more than or at least 13 hours a day
- The store must have at least one checkout
- The store must carry a limited selection of grocery items including at least two of the following: toilet paper, soap, baby products, pet foods, breakfast cereal, tuna fish, toothpaste, ketchup, and canned goods
Additionally, wholesalers generating a majority of their revenue from supplying convenience stores are also included.
| Does the Directory of Convenience Stores give me the address of each store? |
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No, the Directory of Convenience Stores presents the market from a company headquarters and division point of view.
| How is the Directory of Convenience Stores better than other directories? |
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We can't speak for anyone else's research, but we can tell you that our directories have an excellent reputation for accuracy and usefulness. Each year we update each profile through direct company contact, and throughout the year we track the industry through the Internet, trade journals and other sources. We have built our reputation on the high quality of our data and we work hard to maintain that reputation.
| How up to date is the information/Do I really need to purchase a new directory every year? |
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We update every profile each year through direct contact with the company, trade journals and other sources. However, although our information is extremely up to date, the convenience industry changes daily. Mergers & acquisitions, companies filing for Chapter 11 and executive changes are every day occurrences, which is why a new directory is mandatory to stay ahead of the game.
We offer a 15-day risk-free trial on the print version. We also offer a FREE demo of the Online version.
| Do you have other directories that would be helpful to me? |
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Stagnito Media publishes a complete line of directories on retailers that carry the products of consumer packaged goods companies. Boost your sales by taking full advantage of all the markets available to you. In addition to the Directory of Convenience Stores, you might be interested in one or more of the following:
Marketing Guidebook
Marketing Guidebook is known simply as the "Blue Book" of the supermarket industry. The current edition lists more than 1,300 supermarket, drug, dollar, supercenter, wholesale club, mass merchandiser, category killer chains and grocery wholesalers in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico plus over 350 specialty, non-food and candy/tobacco/media distributors. Detailed profiles provide you with all the information you need to sell or market your product including the names of more than 14,000 executives ranging from Presidents and CEOs to Category Managers, Buyers, and Merchandisers.
