The Preview Room includes areas to help buyers easily locate new products in the following categories:
- Green (Eco-Friendly)
- Health & Wellness
- New Design
- New Flavors
- New to the Industry
- New Services
- New Technology
Attendees use handheld scanners to capture product details, exhibitor booth numbers and contact information. Upon leaving the Preview Room, attendees turn in the scanners and receive a customized print out of each item scanned within minutes.
The Preview Room is open to all retailers, wholesalers and distributors prior to the official NACS Show opening. Once the Show is open all attendees are welcome to visit the Preview Room.
| Sunday, October 7 |
7:30 am – 6:00 pm: Retailers, wholesalers and distributors only |
| Monday, October 8 |
7:30 am – 11:30 am: Retailers, wholesalers and distributors only
11:30 am – 6:00 pm: Open to all |
| Tuesday, October 9 |
7:30 am – 6:00 pm: Open to all |
| Wednesday, October 10 |
7:30 am – 1:30 pm: Open to all |
Displaying new products in the Preview Room generates booth traffic and interest among convenience industry stakeholders. In fact, NACS Show exhibitors that featured new products in the Preview Room in 2011 enjoyed on average 110 leads per product.
Find out which products rank highest among Preview Room visitors by checking out the “Top 10 Scans” each day in the NACS Show Daily, the exclusive onsite event publication produced by NACS.
In addition to the Preview Room, exclusive marketing and advertising opportunities for Preview Room participants are available onsite at the NACS Show, in NACS publications and online. Get the most bang for your buck — learn more.