ALEXANDRIA, VA - The NACS Global Forum will take place June 29 to July 2 in São Paulo, Brazil. This annual event allows convenience retailers and Global Supplier Council Members from around the world to learn strategies for business development from retail, consultant and manufacturer speakers.
São Paulo, home to nearly 20 million people, is the "business hub" of Brazil and the most ethnically and culturally diverse city in the country. Joining this vibrant economic growth is the convenience store channel. In recent years Sindicom (the Brazilian association for convenience and fuel retailing) notes that the quality of Brazil??s convenience channel has experienced tremendous improvement, where the "having a shop only to have it" mentality has shifted to one of "building a shop to differentiate."
Global Forum participants will learn more about the Brazilian retail landscape through store tours, which explore traditional convenience store concepts and emerging formats that meet the needs of São Paulo??s broad range of contemporary, middle-class and multicultural consumers. Attendees will visit the heart of São Paulo to gain unfettered access to leading edge operators like Ipiranga ampm, Raizen, BR Mania and many others.
The NACS Global Forum is the perfect venue for retailers and industry stakeholders to discover how their peers have effectively dealt with common issues, prepared for what's coming and how they avoided repeating the mistakes of others. World-renowned experts will provide thought-provoking presentations on topics such as the future of payment systems, global fuel trends, Brazilian category reviews, tobacco regulatory tactics, social networks, mobile marketing and more.
This four-day event also offers valuable networking opportunities and fresh perspectives from performance-driven retailers and industry experts from around the world. Register now and secure your spot at the NACS Global Forum.
For questions about the NACS Global Forum, contact NACS Vice President of Member Services Michael Davis.