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Australia's convenience stores experienced a minor setback in 2025, with product sales dipping to around **** billion Australian dollars that year. This marked a decrease of around *** million dollars in convenience store product sales from the previous year. Despite this slight sales decline, the sector continues to play a significant role in the country's retail landscape, with food and beverage convenience sales outperforming the non-food segment.

Will the tobacco category go up in smoke?

Tobacco was Australia’s leading convenience store sales category in 2023, with packaged beverages hot on its heels, fueled by growth in energy and sports drinks sales. In 2024, packaged beverages took over to become the top sales category, following a downward trend in convenience store tobacco sales in the country. Tobacco sales are expected to continue falling following the implementation of new tobacco regulations in Australia commencing July 1, 2025, meaning all cigarettes and other nicotine-containing goods sold must comply with reformed taxation policies, packaging specifications, and advertising rules. Thus, convenience stores will likely see notable changes in product sales distribution due to regulatory impacts and be pushed to diversify their revenue streams by focusing on other high-performing categories like packaged beverages, hot drinks, snacks, confectionery, and foodservice.

Popular convenience stores and gas stations

Australia was home to over convenience stores as of 2024. The country’s convenience retail landscape is comprised of various convenience-only stores and service station-integrated shops, including Ampol and Ampol-partnered stores like EG Ampol and MetroGo, BP, 7-Eleven, Reddy Express, Caltex, and OTR, among others. Domestic chain Ampol leads the pack in terms of convenience store locations, boasting approximately service stations featuring integrated shops countrywide. While fewer in number, international convenience brand 7-Eleven has become highly popular nationwide, with a strong presence and plans to double its Australian footprint across the next decade.