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Convenience stores in the Philippines generated total sales of about *** billion U.S. dollars in 2024, indicating an increase of about ** percent from the previous year. The revenue of convenience stores was forecast to continue expanding in the following year. 

International chain convenience stores’ dominance in the Philippines 

7-Eleven emerged as the most profitable convenience store in the Philippines in 2024, with total retail sales amounting to nearly *** billion U.S. dollars. It also had the highest number of stores in the same year, nearly as many as its nearest competitor, Alfamart. 7-Eleven is the largest convenience store chain across the globe, with most of its stores located in Japan as of January 2020. Meanwhile, Indonesian convenience store chain Alfamart opened its first store in 2014 and has since expanded to over  locations nationwide in 2024. 

The rise of the online grocery market 

Fueled by limited physical movement during the pandemic, retail outlets in the Philippines started offering online grocery delivery to their customers. In fact, between 2019 and 2021, e-commerce sales of food and beverages in the Philippines rose by about *** percent as grocery stores started partnering with third-party providers to take care of delivery. The online grocery market in the Philippines is estimated to continue growing in the upcoming years.