‘Best of’ Learning Series

This year continues to bring unique challenges, and to help you do your best, NACS has bundled our most popular and influential training and education sessions to provide precision-targeted learning for you and your teams. Tackle the learning on your time and at your pace (you can pause and come back to content anytime you want).

The NACS Professional Learning Series is available for viewing until April 30, 2021.

Lessons in Leadership

6 sessions (3.5 hours of content)

We showcase leaders with intention and enthusiasm who are looking to try new things, find new opportunities and know how to stay the course.

Visioning the Future with Brian Hannasch, president and CEO, Alimentation Couche-Tard
Experimentation on the Edges with Chris Gheysens, president and CEO of Wawa
The Future of Work with Travis Sheetz, president and COO of Sheetz
The Future of Work with Chet Cadieux, chairman and CEO of QuikTrip
“Here for Good” with Julie Jackowski, chief legal officer and secretary, Casey’s
Essential Business and Values with Kevin Smartt, CEO and president of Kwik Chek Food Stores; 2020-21 NACS chairman

COVID-19 Survival Pack

7 sessions (4 hours of content)

Filled with tips and advice for navigating a range of operational challenges, including people, vendors and systems, these sessions will help you discover how to find opportunity within a crisis and answer key questions to guide your post-pandemic plan.

Driven to Delivery
Feeding the New Consumer: Health, Food Trends, Pandemics and More
Adapting to the COVID Disruption: Is There a New Normal?
Accelerating Growth in a Disrupted Retail Landscape
Motivating and Protecting Your Front Line
From Last Mile to Cashless: Trends Accelerated by COVID
Spotlight Session: How to Thrive in Chaos

Category Management & Marketing RoundUp

8 sessions (5 hours of content)

COVID-19 has changed how customers shop—as a result, retailers must prioritize efficient adaptation to changes in assortments and in-store product space planning.

Understanding Dayparts and Optimizing Each Hour of the Day
A Guide to Capitalizing on Key Consumer Moments
Beverages for the Win
Strategies of Category Management Superstars
From Points to Passports: Reimagining Loyalty
Social Media Success: Winning the War for Attention
Feeding the New Consumer: Health, Food Trends, Pandemics and More
Spotlight Session: Ideas From Around the World

Put Your People First

10 sessions (6 hours of content)

As a leader, you’ve made changes to address your employees’ pressing needs and keep them safe. These sessions will help you improve the jobs and lives of your employees while boosting company performance.

Motivating and Protecting Your Front Line
Forging a Path for Women Leaders (2 parts)
Making the Case for Good Jobs: A Calculator for C-Stores
Navigating the Current Labor Landscape
Moments That Matter: Recruiting, Onboarding and Retaining Employees (3 parts)
Inclusion and Diversity: Having Difficult Conversations
Spotlight Session: The Hero Effect, with motivational storyteller Kevin Brown

Find inspiration and trusted training when you need it—at your fingertips. Visit www.convenience.org/solutions/training-development for more information and to purchase.