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Exclusive: don't miss international diary dates
AFRICA. Insight/NACS Convenience Africa Study Tour & Summit 2009 Cape Town and Johannesburg
30th January - 4th February, 2009
South Africa is one of the most innovative retail locations globally. Our convenience store tour includes the brand new Engen-Woolworths 1 Plus forecourt, Sasol’s new Delight! forecourt format, world-class Spar South Africa, Food Lover’s Market, Sustain, a new Nando’s format and the brand new Pick n Pay forecourt format joint venture with BP, due to open in November 2008. The tour ends with a visit to the Super Park DC in Johannesburg, the southern hemisphere’s largest warehouse facility.
Insight/NACS Convenience Africa Study Tour & Summit
IRELAND. Insight/NACS Global Convenience Benchmarks 2009 Dublin and Kilkenny, Ireland
23rd March - 26th March, 2009
Convenience conference day in Dublin will be 25th March 2009. Contributors include speakers from BWG, Topaz, ADM Londis, Musgrave, Hendersons and Exxon Mobil. Our international keynotes will be from Wawa in the US and our Chair, Mr Ed Burcher, Foodservice Director for Petro-Canada. New this year will be afternoon workshop sessions focusing on discounters and the recession, local environmental/cost saving initiatives and impact of tobacco display bans. Our new Global Fuels Forecourt Day on 26th March will include retail contributions from Tesco, Petrogas/Applegreen, Total France and Canadian Tire. Other companies speaking will include Minale Tattersfield, Torex and the UK’s Petrol Retailer Association.
Insight/NACS Global Convenience Benchmarks 2009
UNITED STATES. NACS Global Forum - The Various Facets of Convenience: Focus on Foodservice in Washington, D.C., and Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
Thursday, 11 June - Saturday, 13 June 2008:
Optional Tour of Washington D.C. and Format Tours in the greater D.C. Area
Saturday, 13 June - Monday, 15 June 2008:
Global Forum in Hershey, Pennsylvania
Full details available soon.
UK. Insight/NACS Future of Convenience Retailing 2009 London, U.K.
Tuesday, 15 September - Friday, 18 September 2009
Full details available in early 2009.
UNITED STATES. Insight/NACS International Study Tour to Toronto, Canada and the NACS Show, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
16-23rd October, 2009
Full details available in early 2009.
January 2009 Issue
- Petrogas to expand Applegreen format in Ireland and the UK
- C-TV visit to Waitrose's first convenience store
- Whole Foods Market leads foodie trends in US
- Global tobacco display ban to hit UK stores
- Discount brands impact Tesco market share
- One Off: gourmet Gou in Beirut
- Ten top product trends for 2009
- Car sharing is US convenience opportunity
- Appreciate your convenience customers
- France and UK are ripe markets for discounters
- UK drivers reduce fuel spending
- 2009 will be crunch time for UK high street
- Surge in UK online spending
- Local food is opportunity for petrol stations worldwide
- Financial crisis provides opportunities, says top economist
- Scott’s convenience expedition: KL to California
- What does convenience look like in 2009?
- Pret A Manger rolls out contactless payment
- Exclusive: don't miss international diary dates
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