We Can

This year’s NACS Show embraces a can-do spirit: We can make convenience the future.

We Can

July 2019   minute read

 

Every year, the NACS Show brings together the most influential people and ideas, explores trends, showcases the most innovative technologies and displays amazing new products in a single gathering place. The event is the only global platform where the convenience industry comes together, learns from each other and builds a stronger, more connected community. Through the strength of this community, we can evolve and grow the convenience industry.

Who Attends

As the convenience and fuel retailing’s premier industry event, the NACS Show attracts more than 23,500 industry stakeholders from around the world. Buyers and sellers come together to conduct business and learn from one another—all in an environment rich with new ideas and partnerships. The NACS Show is the best place to network and connect with convenience and fuel retailing industry peers and experts.

About the Expo

The NACS Show expo is the largest, innovative, profit-boosting destination for game changers looking for convenience products, services and merchandise. You’ll find the “wow” products your customers are looking for, the a-ha experience that changes how you grow your business and the gotcha moments that put ideas and inspiration in the palm of your hand.

The 400,000 net square foot expo houses thousands of the latest products and services that c-stores sell and use every day. The six categories of the expo—Fuel Equipment & Services, Food Equipment & Foodservice Programs, Candy/Snacks, Facility Development & Store Operations, Merchandise and Technology—give you a one-of-a-kind, hands-on experience.

Acting as a launch pad for the future, the Cool New Products Preview Room is just what its name implies. It’s loaded with new innovations, products, services and other growth opportunities. The Preview Room is segmented into seven areas to help you easily locate new products: Green (eco-friendly), Health & Wellness, New Design, New Flavors, New to the Industry, New Services and New Technology. Here, you can capture product details and access exhibitor contact information, as well as print your custom “shopping list” for a visit to the main expo.

Located on the expo floor, the New Exhibitor Area features only supplier companies that have never exhibited at the NACS Show before. Get ahead of the game and your competition with these new products that are ready to hit the shelves and make your cash registers and staff busier than they’ve ever been.

Learning Opportunities

Hear from visionary retailers and industry influencers at 50+ NACS Show education sessions, designed by your peers to solve the challenges you are facing and to help you compete for the time and attention of consumers in today’s disruptive marketplace. With learning opportunities ranging from category best practices, to fully reimagining your business operations, to implementing technology innovations, there are education sessions specific to every convenience role and pain point.

New this year: two educational Super Sessions designed to appeal to the visionary leaders in our industry. These ground-breaking sessions feature speakers looking to push you out of your comfort zone and into long-term success.

Schedule of Events

Tuesday, October 1

7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Registration
10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Cool New Products Preview Room (retailers only)
12:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Education Sessions
3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. General Session featuring Keynote Speaker Jim Knight
5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. New Member Reception (invitation only)
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. NACS Show Kick-Off Party at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (ticketed event)

Wednesday, October 2

7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Registration
8:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Education Sessions
8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Cool New Products Preview Room (retailers only)
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Super Session Speaker to be announced soon!
10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. General Session featuring NACS Chairman Frank Gleeson of Aramark Europe and Keynote Speaker Robyn Benincasa
10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. New Exhibitor Area
11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Expo
11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Cool New Products Preview Room
3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. International Club (invitation only)
5:30 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. NACS Show Happy Hour - Hall C, Lobby at GWCC

Thursday, October 3

7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Registration
8:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Education Sessions
8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Cool New Products Preview Room
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Super Session Speaker to be announced soon!
10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. General Session featuring Henry Armour and Ideas 2 Go video debut
10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. New Exhibitor Area
11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Expo
3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. International Club (invitation only)

Friday, October 4

7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Registration
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. General Session featuring Julie Jackowski of Casey’s and Keynote Speaker Daymond John
8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Cool New Products Preview Room
9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Expo