B
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72%
72% -- consumers viewing c stores as legitimate qsr alternatives for US shoppers (2025)
72% of US shoppers view convenience stores as legitimate alternatives to quick-service restaurants.
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72%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
Entity
Geography
US
Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
It's All Goods Inc
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Tier B
https://www.itsallgoodsinc.com/insights/c-stores-vs-fast-food-whos-winning-the-food-battle-in-2025 ↗
Source Article
C-Stores vs. Fast Food: Who's Winning the Food Battle in 2025? | It's All Goods
Industry Innovation
C
onvenience stores have rapidly evolved into credible foodservice competitors, challenging the dominance of traditional fast-food chains. With a significant majority of U.S. shoppers now sampling made-to-order meals and 72% viewing c-stores as legitimate QSR alternatives, the co…
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It's All Goods Inc
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IndustryRetail
RegionUS
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US shoppers: 72% consumers viewing c stores as legitimate qsr alternatives. Source: It's All Goods Inc (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/c-store-qsr-alternative-perception-2025
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/c-store-qsr-alternative-perception-2025" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>72%</strong> -- consumers viewing c stores as legitimate qsr alternatives for US shoppers<br><small>Source: It's All Goods Inc (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/c-store-qsr-alternative-perception-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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