Editing Convenience store (section)

==Merchandise==
{{More citations needed section|date=June 2023}}[[File:Energy drinks in Thailand.jpg|thumb|Assortment of [[energy drink]]s displayed in a convenience store in [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] (2018)]]

Various types include, for example, liquor stores ([[off-licence]]s-offices), mini-markets (mini-marts), general stores or party stores. Typically confectionery (sweets, ice cream, soft drinks), lottery tickets, newspapers and magazines are sold, although merchandise varies widely from store to store. Unless the outlet is a [[liquor store]], the range of alcoholic beverages is likely to be limited (i.e. beer and wine) or non-existent. Most stores sell cigarettes and other tobacco products (e.g. [[cigarette papers]], pipe tobacco, [[cigars]] and [[E-cigarette liquids|e-liquid]] for [[e-cigarettes]]). In many North American jurisdictions, tobacco products comprise the greatest portion of gross sales at convenience stores, between 25%<ref>{{Cite web |title=2012 Industry Report |url=http://ontariocstores.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/CCSA-SOI-2012.pdf |access-date=23 August 2020 |website=Ontario Convenience Stores Association}}</ref> and 35%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cigarettes Generate Big Revenue for Convenience Stores |url=http://tobaccopolicycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/325.pdf |access-date=23 August 2020 |website=Public Health and Tobacco Policy Center}}</ref>

Varying degrees of food and grocery supplies are usually available, from household products to prepackaged foods like sandwiches and frozen [[burrito]]s. Automobile-related items—such as motor oil, maps and car kits—may be sold. Often toiletries and other hygiene products are stocked, as well as sanitary products and [[contraception]]. Stores may carry apparel, home furnishings, CDs, and DVDs. Some stores offer money orders and wire transfer services. They may carry small appliances, as well as other household items such as coolers and backpacks. Convenience stores have also been known to carry candles, stationery, artwork, and crockery.

Many convenience shops offer ready-to-eat food, such as breakfast sandwiches and fry-ups. Throughout [[Europe]], it is now common for convenience stores to sell fresh [[bread|French bread]] (or similar). A process of freezing [[parbaking|parbaked]] bread allows easy shipment (often from [[France]]) and baking in-store. Some shops have a [[delicatessen]] counter, offering custom-made sandwiches and [[baguette]]s. Others have racks offering fresh delivered or baked [[doughnuts]] from local doughnut shops. Some shops have a self-service [[microwave oven]] for heating purchased food.

Fast food items are often available, with stores offering such food either under its owner banner or in partnership with a fast-food chain maintaining a counter in the store. To save space, food is not prepared in the store. Instead, these counters offer a limited menu of items delivered several times a day from a local branch of the restaurant, with items intended to be served hot either kept hot under a warming device or reheated as ordered.

Convenience stores may be combined with other services, such as general stores and pawn shops, a ticket counter for purchasing railway tickets, [[community post office|a post office counter]], or gasoline pumps. In Asian countries like [[Japan]] or [[Taiwan]], convenience stores are more common because of the higher population density. They are found with gasoline and train stations, but also can be stand-alone stores. Items such as soft drinks or snacks, hot dogs, sausages and fish cakes can be found in these stores. Delicatessens are absent; instead, pre-made sandwiches are available. Non-consumables such as magazines are also sold, but to a lesser degree. Many convenience stores have a beverage fountain that offers coffee, soft drinks, and frozen beverages.

Stores often stock [[fast-moving consumer goods]]; items with a high turnover are preferred over items with a lower sales rate. The smaller convenience stores typically have few perishable items because it is not economically viable to rotate perishables frequently with a low number of staff. Smaller convenience stores also do not generate the business needed to sustain [[shelf life|food spoilage]] rates typical of [[grocery store]]s or [[supermarket]]s. As such, products with a long [[shelf life]] are the rule, unless a product is specifically aimed at attracting customers on the chance they may buy something profitable, too.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}