NACS State of the Industry Enterprise The NACS State of the Industry enterprise is the convenience and fuel retailing industry’s leading research entity. By engaging with convenience retailers throughout the United States, the NACS Research team collects, aggregates, presents and provides commentary on operational and financial industry metrics and trends. Published every year since 1972, the NACS State of the Industry Report is the convenience and fuel retailing industry’s premier benchmarking tool and the most comprehensive collection of data and trends. Retailers rely on the report to improve their operations and better understand what’s driving key performance metrics.