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Convenience Store Inside Sales

measures convenience-store sales generated from merchandise and prepared-food categories rather than retail fuel.

By Lee BaileyPublished Sep 26, 2026

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Research date: Sep 26, 2026Use the dated article and cited sources for the definition, examples, and stated limitations.
Operating-model context: 17 connected conceptsPart of the reviewed Convenience Store & Fuel Retail Economics; issuer definitions remain distinct where disclosed.
Company examples: 1 reviewed companyRelationships reflect supported examples, not a normalized cross-company KPI ranking.

Inside sales reconcile from the two disclosed categories
Grocery was 72.0% and prepared food 28.0%
Inside sales exclude retail fuel
Part of the Convenience Store & Fuel Retail Economics
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Convenience store inside sales measure Casey's grocery and general-merchandise plus prepared-food and dispensed-beverage revenue.

Casey's generated approximately $6.340 billion of inside sales in fiscal 2026.

Inside sales reconcile from the two disclosed categories

Grocery and general merchandise revenue was $4.564 billion and prepared food and dispensed beverage revenue was $1.777 billion.

Those values sum to about $6.340 billion after rounding.

Grocery was 72.0% and prepared food 28.0%

The sales mix shows that grocery and merchandise supplied most inside revenue.

But prepared food contributed a larger share of gross profit than its sales share because of its higher margin.

Inside sales exclude retail fuel

Use Convenience Store Fuel Gallons Sold and fuel revenue separately when analyzing total store economics.

Inside sales are an operator-defined grouping, not total company revenue.

Primary source: Casey's General Stores 2026 Form 10-K.

Part of the Convenience Store & Fuel Retail Economics

Connects convenience-store inside sales and category contribution with retail fuel throughput, per-gallon economics, mature-store demand, unit productivity, and footprint growth.

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Inside sales mix and category contributionCurrent relationship
Inside sales combine grocery and general merchandise with prepared food and dispensed beverages. Category sales and category contribution margins determine how mix shifts change the economics of the inside-store basket.
Grocery & Merchandise Margin Grocery & Merchandise Sales Inside Gross Profit Inside MarginInside SalesCurrent conceptPrepared Food Margin Prepared Food Sales
Fuel throughput and per-gallon economics
Retail fuel economics depend on physical gallons and contribution per gallon. Average gallons per mature store and same-store gallon growth help separate unit productivity from footprint expansion.
Average Fuel Gallons per Store Fuel Gallons Sold Fuel Margin per Gallon Same-Store Fuel Gallons
Mature-store demand, unit productivity, and footprint
Same-store category growth shows demand within the mature base, while average sales and operating income show unit productivity and store count captures expansion of the network itself.
Average Inside Sales per Store Average Operating Income per Store Average Retail Sales per Store Same-Store Grocery Sales Same-Store Prepared Food Sales Store Count

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CASYOpen operating-model research →17 of 17 reviewed concepts in Convenience Store & Fuel Retail EconomicsInside sales mix and category contribution7 of 7 bridge concepts supportedContinue through this bridge:Grocery & Merchandise Margin Grocery & Merchandise Sales Inside Gross Profit Inside Margin Prepared Food Margin Prepared Food Sales

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