They are offering myriad payment methods, convenience rules for the modern shopper.
But when it comes to actual convenience stores, one of the only things going for them is being in the right place at the right time. Location is the primary draw. 

But is that enough?

There are no shortage of stores. According to a March 2018 Nielsen analysis, the retail channels that opened the most stores from 2007-2017 were dollar (11,249), convenience and gas (8,650) and drug (5,632).

A new Dunnhumby study theorizes that eventually these overlapping channels could morph even further. At least in the eyes of the convenience-driven consumer. They compared the three channels using a number of criteria, and in a consumer survey, drug stores outperformed convenience and dollar stores on emotional factors like trust, likelihood to recommend and sadness if the store closed. Drug stores also won out on digital offerings and discounts. 

Sourced through Scoop.it from: retail.emarketer.com