Supply Chain Success Stories

Product procurement throughout the supply chain was a major challenge for convenience stores and their supplier partners throughout the pandemic, and it continues to challenge our industry today. However, the challenges have led to a greater level of collaboration between convenience retailers and their suppliers: 66% of supplier companies said their overall relationship with convenience retailers is better than a year ago, and 44% said their level of partnership and collaboration with the convenience retailing channel is better than other channels. Come to this session to hear a panel discussion between retailers, a distributor and a supplier as they share their insights and success stories in overcoming supply chain challenges.