C-stores still growing in lockdown, research shows Print 5th March 2021 The UK convenience retail channel has seen growth in average shopper visit frequency, average basket spend, and average basket size, new research reveals. The latest insight from Lumina Intelligence’s Convenience Tracking Programme, for the four-weeks ending 7 February, shows the average basket size in convenience was 5.3 items – up 6%, the average visit frequency was 2.8 times – up 4%, and the average value of a convenience shopper was £66.73 – up 10%. Planned top-up remains the number one mission driving shoppers to convenience stores, accounting for a third of all visits in the four-week period. In addition, meal occasions has overtaken newsagent as the second biggest mission, accounting for over 14% of trips – up 1.7 percentage points.