Analyzing Convenience Store Preferences for Marketing Research

This report investigates convenience store preferences, specifically comparing Royal Farms and 7/11, to determine which is more favorable for Washington College students and the broader United States market. The research employs secondary data analysis, focusing on factors such as brand satisfaction, consumer buying behavior, and pricing strategies. Key elements explored include the impact of brand status, effective promotion, health and hygiene considerations in food and beverage products, and the role of competitive advantage in store selection. The analysis draws from multiple secondary sources, utilizing inclusion and exclusion criteria to ensure the relevance and currency of the information. The ultimate goal is to provide convenience store marketers with insights into market needs and consumer patterns, aiding in strategic decision-making and product marketing.

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1. Research questions
 Which convenience store is a more favorable option for Washington College students and
United States market between the Royal Farms and 7/11?
 How does the convenience store marketer understand the current needs of the market?
 How does the store marketer identify the consumers buying behavior?
Secondary data analysis
Brand satisfaction is a big factor that influences the consumers purchasing behavior.
However, the consumer goes to a brand which can fulfill their needs. Hence, for the marketers, it
is crucial to identify those brands that meet the current market demand (Oliver, 2014). However,
brand identification based on the consumer satisfaction is an effective way for the marketers to
detect the suitable convenience store. Status brands are more preferable for the consumers as it
shows wealth and luxury products. In order to show the status, the consumers use the products of
the status brand. Hence, the convenience stores those contains the products of the status brand
are accepted by the marketers. On the other hand, in the context of retail stores those have food
and beverage products need to promote their business more. Consumers have a tendency to move
forward towards the stores those can promote their business in an effective way. Health and
hygiene are the two major factors of the food and beverage products (Zou, Xu, Fang, & Li,
2016). Hence, the consumers purchase products from those convenience stores or the brands,
which are promoted effectively in the consumer domain with proper product information.
The store marketers focus on the advertising and the promotion of the brand as well as
the store to identify the authentic stores, which have popularity in the consumer domain. If the
store has promoted in well mannered then the store marketers choose such store (Hosseini,

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Jayashree, & Malarvizhi, 2014). On the other hand, pricing strategy of the store is another factor
based on which the stores are able to increase their customer's number as well as their sales
revenue generation. In order to identify the good store, the store managers need to focus on the
pricing strategy of an organization. However, if the convenience store offers a high quality
product with low price then the consumer attracts towards such store.
Hence, pricing strategy is a big factor based on which the convenience store marketers
can identify the suitable store for their business or to market the products. Food and beverage are
the daily need of the consumers. Hence, low pricing strategy of the convenience store increases
the number of customers from all classes. This ensures the marketers that such stores who use
the low pricing strategy have more growth in the market. Competition is another factor based on
which the convenience store marketers select the stores (Sethuraman, & Gielens, 2014).
However, the stores those have a good competitive advantage in their market are preferred by the
store marketers.
As a researcher of the group project, I have collected the information from the secondary
sources by using exclusion and inclusion criteria. I have used current information in the research
project based on the analysis of customer buying behavior, brand satisfaction, pricing strategy of
an organization to analyze the suitability of the stores in the context of marketers. I have used the
information with proper citation.

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