Sunday 22nd March

International Delegates Arrive
Bus transfers fom Dublin to Kilkenny.
Overnight Kilkenny Hotel.

Monday 23rd March

Kilkenny C-Store Study Tour
- (€625 / £495 / $915) + VAT
Travel back to Dublin.
Overnight Gresham Hotel.

Kilkenny is a picturesque Irish town with great pubs and restaurants. We will stay at the acclaimed 5-Star Lyrath Estate Hotel. Our Kilkenny Study Tour will include new Centra standalone and forecourt stores, a EUROSPAR, the excellent independent FreshCo and also Tesco's new environmental store in Tramore.

Tuesday 24th March

Dublin C-Store Study Tour
- (€625 / £495 / $915) + VAT
Donnybrook Fair Ice Breaker Dinner

Our Dublin Study Tour will visit the latest new and concept stores. Topaz, Applegreen and SPAR Express forecourts, the new Wilde & Green format, FRESH and Superquinn stores as well as M&S's flagship in Grafton Street with their new rooftop restaurant concept. We will also visit Joe Doyle's brand new Donnybrook Fair store.

Even as the economy slows down, the rate of innovation in Dublin carries on relentlessly. Ireland has one of the most progressive and innovative C-store scenes in Europe.

 

Wednesday 25th March

Convenience Conference at the Gresham Hotel, Dublin
- (€495 / £395 / $730) + VAT

Main Conference Day Speakers

• Conference Chairman:
  Ed Burcher Senior Director of Foodservice, Petro-Canada
• Speakers:
  Peter Kealy, Managing Director, BWG (Spar) Ireland
• Mike Sherlock. Director of Foodservice and
  Lynn Hochberg, Director of Product Development, Wawa, Inc. USA
• Frank Gleeson, Retail Director, Topaz
• Joe Barrett, Director, Petrogas/Applegreen
• David J Richardson, Project Manager, Global Networks, Exxon Mobil
• Mark McCammond, Retail Director, Hendersons, N. Ireland
• Ruth Norton, Group Marketing Manager, ADM Londis
• Antoine Tournand, Shop, Food & Services Manager, Marketing & Development, Total France
• Ray Kelly, Marketing Director, Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland

Interactive Workshops and Round Tables

Stream A C-Stores, Discounters and The Recession

• Greg Hodge, Senior Analyst, Planet Retail
• Katie Littler, Client Director, him!
• Caroline Byrne, Editor, ShelfLife Magazine
• Noel Dunne, Owner, Centra Parnell Street, Dublin

Stream B Local and Environmental Initiatives

• Scott Annan, Director, srcg Ltd
• Arabella Lacarta, Senior Consultant, Insight Research
  Arabella will present highlights from the NACS Green Toolkit. This is a global best practice guide to developing a Greener, More Sustainable and Energy Efficient C-Store. Case studies include Musgrave, Tesco, Giant Eagle and Rutters.
  More information on the NACS Green Toolkit
• Additional Retail Case Study Presentation, TBA

Stream C The Implications of a Dark Tobacco Category

• Dave Bryans, President, Canadian Convenience Stores Association
• Other Contributors TBA