NACS Show 2025
  • McCormick Place Convention Center
  • Conference: October 14-17, 2025
  • Expo: October 15-17, 2025
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Improving Synergy Between Merchandising and Operations

Format: Case Study Case Study
General topic presenting lessons learned start to finish.
Format: Expert-Expert Interview Expert-Expert Interview
Replaces fireside chat or single presenter format. Must be known industry expert or presentation of robust data.
Format: Ignite Ignite
Slides run automatically keeping speaker pacing. Keeps session moving.
Format: Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope
One topic through the eyes of different functional teams (e.g. supply chain, store ops, frontline, finance, etc.)
Format: Lightning Lightning
Moderated Q&A with small panel with efforts to drive diverse perspective; after 3 minutes on question, buzzer sounds and move to next question; forces people to be brief and clear on answers.
Format: Masterclass Masterclass
Single topic session which is a solo presenter and acts more like an university lecture. Must include multiple media, audience interaction, etc.
Format: Great Debate: Point Counterpoint Great Debate: Point Counterpoint
Facilitator stimulates point/counterpoint debate on key industry topic.
Format: Roundtables Roundtables
Facilitated discussion. Limited use of slides or video to set-up topic.
Format: Think You Know Me? Think You Know Me?
One group is polled on a topic, and then the other has to guess the outcomes, as a stimulant for discussion.
Format: Workshop Workshop
Traditional small group classroom style format.
Operations
Format: Think You Know Me? Think You Know Me?

Seamless coordination between merchandising and operations is essential for driving profitability and delivering exceptional customer experiences. In this "Newlywed Game" style session, two retailers will team up - merchandising vs operations to see where they are aligned and where more work is needed. From inventory management to store layout and customer engagement strategies, this session will deliver unique perspectives on organizational success.   

 

October 09, 2024

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PDT

Ballroom A



Add to Calendar 10/09/2024 8:00 AM 10/09/2024 9:00 AM America/Los_Angeles NACS Show Education Session - Improving Synergy Between Merchandising and Operations

Seamless coordination between merchandising and operations is essential for driving profitability and delivering exceptional customer experiences. In this "Newlywed Game" style session, two retailers will team up - merchandising vs operations to see where they are aligned and where more work is needed. From inventory management to store layout and customer engagement strategies, this session will deliver unique perspectives on organizational success.   

 

 Las Vegas Convention Center: Ballroom A

Speakers

Aaron Alexinski

Operations Effectiveness Manager
Global Partners

       I have been with Global Partners for 17 years. I began my career doing data entry for the company's retail accounting department.  I moved up through that department to Team Lead. In 2011...

Blaine Applebee

Director of Merchandising
Global Partners

Hello, my name is Blaine Applebee, and I am the Director of Merchandising for Global Partners. I have been working in the Convenience Store industry for about 32 years, spending my time between...

Bill Karg

Manager of Packaged Beverages
Wawa, Inc.

Bill leads the category management team at Wawa for alcoholic and non-alcoholic packaged beverages, frozen, and front-end categories.  His team has full P&L accountability for $1.3B in annual...

Jason Read

Director of Store Operations
Wawa, Inc.

Jason joined Wawa 8 years ago as Director of Store Operations supporting over 115 stores in Central and North Jersey and 10 Area Managers.  Prior to Wawa, Jason worked for Starbucks Coffee...

Kay Segal

Founder and President
Business Accelerator Team

Years of experience earned through operations, marketing and strategic positions held in the c-store, foodservice and B2B media industries allow Kay Segal to provide both industry understanding...
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