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Experience the NACS Show — Today!
NACS Show Virtual is up and running, feature 10 hours of exclusive educational sessions content, interviews with industry leaders and a Cool New Products recap.
Posted May 16, 2012

NACS Show Named 47th Largest U.S. Trade Show
The Trade Show News Network’s list represents the top 250 trade shows held in 2011 in the United States.
Posted May 7, 2012

NACS Launches 2012 NACS Show Virtual Experience
New, exclusive content will be added in the coming months, including a preview of the 2012 Cool New Products that will be on display at this year’s NACS Show in Las Vegas.
Posted Apr 17, 2012

Acclaimed Thought Leader Peter Sheahan Named NACS Show Speaker
Sheahan, who is internationally known for inspiring innovative business thinking, will help kick off the industry’s biggest event of the year.
Posted Apr 9, 2012

NACS Show Retailer Registration Is Open
Register today for the convenience and fuel retailing industry’s top buying event of the year.
Posted Apr 2, 2012

NACS TV Wins MarCom Awards
The NACS TV broadcast at the 2010 NACS Show picks up multiple awards from the Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals.
Posted Jan 4, 2012

Experience the NACS Show With NACS Show Virtual
Virtual viewers can access general session content and preview exciting video interviews and live footage from this year’s NACS Show in Chicago.
Posted Nov 2, 2011

Relive the NACS Show Experience
By logging into NACS Show Virtual, retail attendees of this year’s NACS Show can relive the excitement of the general sessions and workshops, as well as a virtual expo of six Hunter Club members.
Posted Oct 26, 2011

Convenience Industry Celebrates NEW and NACS
Industry leaders celebrated the Network of Executive Women and the 50th anniversary of NACS during the NACS Show in October.
Posted Oct 19, 2011

NACS Show Posts Strong Registration, Exhibitor Numbers
More than 22,300 attendees came to this year’s NACS Show from a record 58 countries and international attendance of 1,913 delegates.
Posted Oct 17, 2011

NACS New Chair Tom Robinson Shares Business Influences
New NACS Chair Tom Robinson: joined NACS for advocacy, stayed for knowledge and connections.
Posted Oct 5, 2011

Tom Brokaw Inspires and Challenges NACS Show Attendees
Delivering the closing address at the NACS Show, Tom Brokaw implored attendees to reenlist as citizens, ensuring the successful future of the next generation.
Posted Oct 5, 2011

Leading Retailers Offer Glimpse Into Industry’s Future
Panelists shared their thoughts on the future of fuels, consumer behavior and their thoughts on the industry’s bright future during the “A Tale of Two Retailers” session at the NACS Show.
Posted Oct 4, 2011

2011 “Ideas 2 Go” DVD Now Available
The stores featured this year all have embraced the concept of selling more fresh foods.
Posted Oct 4, 2011

What’s Cool and New at the NACS Show
See which products NACS Show attendees ranked as their top picks.
Posted Oct 4, 2011

Mobile Payment to Simplify Customer Transactions
Monday’s workshop at the NACS Show focused on how sophisticated mobile payment options are significant shifting how consumers pay for goods and services in convenience stores.
Posted Oct 4, 2011

Watch the NACS Show Opening General Session
Go online now and watch a free rebroadcast of the NACS Show Opening General Session featuring, NACS Chairman Jeff Miller, NACS President and CEO Hank Armour and Bert Jacobs, COO of the Life is good company.
Posted Oct 3, 2011

What’s Cool and New at the NACS Show
See which products NACS Show attendees ranked as their top picks.
Posted Oct 3, 2011

NACS Celebrates Industry’s Past and Looks to Redefine the Future
Hank Armour shares how knowledge, connections and advocacy have helped shaped the association’s growth over the past 50 years, and where the industry is heading.
Posted Oct 3, 2011

NACS Chairman: ‘We’ve Barely Cracked the Seal on What Is Possible’
Jeff Miller shares how NACS delivers tremendous value in advocacy and in sharing new ideas that can grow your business.
Posted Oct 3, 2011

NACS Announces New Retailer and Supplier Board Members
The association, now in its 50th year, announced five new retail members to the Board of Directors and new supplier members to the Supplier Board.
Posted Oct 3, 2011

Sen. Durbin Calls Debit Swipe Fee Reforms a Step in the Right Direction
The senator, champion of debit card swipe fee reform in Congress, says recent actions by the banks and card companies prove that they “care less” about providing customer service and more about boosting fees.
Posted Oct 3, 2011

NACS Show Virtual is Now Available
NACS Show Virtual includes a full listing of exhibitors, search features to connect with other retailers, access to workshop information, live and taped streaming of general sessions and exclusive speaker Q&As.
Posted Sep 30, 2011

NACS Launches NACS Show Virtual
NACS Show Virtual will include a full listing of exhibitors, search features to connect with other retailers, and access to workshop information.
Posted Sep 21, 2011

Pinnacle Wins NACS Show Exhibitor Contest
NACS challenged exhibitors to tell Show attendees in 30 seconds how they make life great for convenience retailers and why they should visit their booth at the NACS Show, Oct. 1 to 4 in Chicago.
Posted Sep 15, 2011

NACS Mobile App Enhances NACS Show Experience
New features added to the NACS Show mobile app will improve the attendee experience at this year’s NACS Show in Chicago, October 1 to 4.
Posted Aug 29, 2011

Last Chance to Participate in NACS Show “The C-Store Good Life” Video Contest
The video contest gives NACS Show exhibitors the opportunity to tell retailers why “life is good.”
Posted Jul 26, 2011

NACS at 50: Show Time
The first NACS Annual Meeting, which we know today as the NACS Show, has been giving retailers a way to connect and grow their businesses since 1961.
Posted Jul 15, 2011

Find Out Who’s Coming to the NACS Show
Finding other attendees in your network is easy with the NACS Show eventSocial tool.
Posted Jul 14, 2011

So You Wanna Be a Rock Star
Don’t miss your opportunity to win VIP treatment at the NACS Show, October 1 to 4 in Chicago.
Posted Jul 11, 2011

NACS Launches “The C-Store Good Life” Video Contest
New video contest gives exhibitors the opportunity to tell NACS Show attendees why life is good.
Posted Jun 30, 2011

NACS Show Retailer Panel Features Speedway, Valero Leaders
Joe Petrowski of the Cumberland Gulf Group will moderate the “A Tale of Two Retailers” General Session at the NACS Show.
Posted Jun 24, 2011

NACS Launches “Superstars at the Store Level” Video Contest
The contest coincides with a NACS Show workshop that celebrates two outstanding store-level employees.
Posted May 9, 2011

Chief Optimist of ‘Life is good’ to Kick Off NACS Show
With less than $80 in the bank, Bert Jacobs helped launch what is today a $100 million privately held business — one that sports a brand resonating with consumers around the world: Life is good.
Posted Apr 11, 2011

NACS Show Retailer Registration and Housing Is Open!
Go online today and register for the industry’s top event of the year: the NACS Show.
Posted Apr 4, 2011

NACS Show Attracts Nearly 22,000 Attendees
The NACS Show featured a record 75 workshops and three days of general sessions, as well as 370,000 net square feet of expo space with 1,300 exhibitors.
Posted Oct 14, 2010

Decisions From the Top
President George W. Bush candidly shared with NACS Show attendees some of the biggest decisions he had to make as Commander in Chief.
Posted Oct 11, 2010

NACS 2010-11 Chairman Jeff Miller: Celebrate Our Achievements
NACS brings people together to share best ideas — and no other industry shares like the convenience and petroleum retailing industry, Miller said, as he took the gavel as the new NACS Chairman.
Posted Oct 8, 2010

NACS 2010 “Ideas 2 Go” DVD Now Available
NACS Show attendees caught the debut of the idea and thought-provoking video featuring innovative retailers.
Posted Oct 8, 2010

What’s New and Cool at the NACS Show?
Second day scans are in! See what attendees rated as their top picks in the Cool New Products Preview Room on Wednesday at the NACS Show.
Posted Oct 8, 2010

NACS Names New Retail Members to Board of Directors
Five new retail members are joining the NACS Board of Directors.
Posted Oct 8, 2010

NACS Recognizes Scholarship Winners
Ten future industry leaders, through the NACS Scholarship Program in Memory of Jim Yates, were recognized for their accomplishment on Thursday at the NACS Show.
Posted Oct 8, 2010

NACS Chairman Jay Ricker: Engagement Is Critical
“I truly believe that we have changed the national conversation about our industry,” said Ricker, at the NACS Show Opening General Session.
Posted Oct 7, 2010

NACS Reaches an ‘Audacious Goal,’ but More Battles Loom
NACS president and CEO Hank Armour encourage attendees to stay engaged in the fight to reform swipe fees.
Posted Oct 7, 2010

What’s New and Cool at the NACS Show?
Second day scans are in! See what attendees rated as their top picks in the Cool New Products Preview Room on Wednesday at the NACS Show.
Posted Oct 7, 2010

Tom Joyce Leads New NACS Supplier Board
In addition, Scott Hill, vice president of convenience sales, Jack Link’s Beef Jerky, was named chair-elect.
Posted Oct 7, 2010

What’s New and Cool at the NACS Show?
First day scans are in! See what retailers rated as their top picks in the Cool New Products Preview Room.
Posted Oct 6, 2010

NACS Show Video Blogs Debut: Seeing Is Believing
See how retailers are preparing for the NACS Show — and even submit your own videos.
Posted Aug 13, 2010

Look Who’s Coming to the NACS Show
Finding out who is attending is a snap with the new NACS Show eventSocial tool.
Posted Jul 6, 2010

Increase Your NACS Show ROI
Learn how to get the most out of your exhibitor investment at the NACS Show with exclusive NACS exhibitor education programs in July.
Posted Jul 2, 2010


Crunching the (Industry) Numbers
See what our 2012 attendees gained at the NACS State of the Industry Summit!
Posted May 3, 2012

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