Petrol station stores are popular
Gas station convenience stores in Switzerland continued to grow last year in terms of both number and sales. Star Plakat, one of the leading advertising agencies for gas station convenience stores in Switzerland, is also pleased with the growth of these «modern consumer oases.».
The number and turnover of petrol station stores in Switzerland increased again last year. Star Plakat, one of the leading poster marketers at petrol station stores in Switzerland, is also pleased with the development of these "modern consumer oases": "This development is good for our business," Luca Schena, sales consultant at Star Plakat, told Werbewoche. 1.5 billion Swiss francs were generated in convenience and petrol station stores last year - excluding petrol. This is more than double the turnover of 1999, as IHA-GfK surveys in the book "Detailhandel Schweiz 2006" show. In addition, the focus is increasingly on large petrol stations. While stores with an area of less than 50m2 have declined by 37 percent in the last seven years, stores with more than 50m2 have increased by 100 percent. In concrete terms, this means that in 2005 there were 449 small and 733 large stores in Switzerland, 109 more than seven years ago.
