NACS Show 2025
  • McCormick Place Convention Center
  • Conference: October 14-17, 2025
  • Expo: October 15-17, 2025
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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 Operations and Merchandising. I currrently oversee a team of logistics and implementation experts who manage fixtures, floor plans, resets, and store execution compliance.

I am blessed with 5 fantastic children, who keep me occupied and entertained when I am not working. I crave traveling, love to read, enjoy woodworking, and I relax by "puttering". If "puttering"was a wage earner I would never retire.   

Format: Awards Awards
Awards announcements and presentation.
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: Panel Panel
Multiple presenters, experts in a certain field discussing and sharing expertise and experience with one another.
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.

Speaking at:

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...

October 09, 2024
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
Operations
Format: Think You Know Me? Think You Know Me?
 
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