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Fast, Forward, Change: Embracing New Ideas in Convenience Retail 
Senior Leadership Track
Wednesday, October 21 | 9:15 AM to 10:15 AM    Location: N257 

Can a convenience retailer refocus the vision of their business to attract new customers while building sales with current customers? The answer is yes – if that retailer can effectively “disrupt” outdated practices and embrace a new and expanded definition of what today’s customers are looking for in terms of greater convenience. This workshop describes the strategic “lessons learned” for leaders in convenience retail from the NACS/Coca-Cola Retailing Research Council study on Emerging Opportunities in Convenience Retail and presents new learning about how two retailers are applying this to improve their own business performance.

What You Will Learn

  • What retailers are doing to take full advantage of emerging opportunities
  • Rationale behind two demonstration pilots that show how this can be done by refocusing on both the basics and new break-through concepts.
 
Moderators Speakers

Joe Burke
Coca-Cola
Vice President, Retail Industry Affairs
 
 

Frank Gleeson
Topaz Energy Group
Retail & Marketing Director
 
Glenn Plumby
Speedway SuperAmerica, LLC
Vice President, Marketing
 
Keith Broviak
Ricker Oil Company
Director, Marketing
 
Paul Ballew
The Integer Group
Vice President, Insight & Strategy
 
Roy Strasburger
Strasburger Enterprises, Inc.
President, International Division