The National Advisory Group’s (NAG) Young Executives Organization (YEO) is pleased to announce that Ryan Faville, director of purchasing for New York-based Stewart’s Shops, was named to the YEO Board of Directors. Faville, who oversees category managers and buyers at the 337 Stewart’s Shops across New York and southern Vermont,replaces Lindsay Lyden, of Ohio-based truenorth, who…

  The CBD Retail Trends Virtual Conference, hosted by CStore Decisions magazine and CBDRetailTrends.com wrapped up with a pair of CBD market experts helping attendees learn about hemp-CBD consumers and prospective buyers, as well as how retailers can position their CBD products to maximize sales. The two-day virtual event featuring five speakers from the c-store…

  The first of two days of the CBD Retail Trends Virtual Conference presented by CStore Decisions and CBDRetailTrends.com featured plenty of evidence of rising trends in CBD product demand as well as sound advice for retailers getting started in bringing the benefits of hemp-CBD to their customers. For those looking for hard data, Don…

  We’ve gone virtual! Our CBD Retail Trends Conference is now an online opportunity for those looking to gain insight into maximizing opportunities presented by the burgeoning CBD marketplace. Because of the COVID-19 health emergency, CBD Retail Trends has modified the original in-person conference. The webinar version keeps the same dates – May 6 &…

Good Afternoon Everyone, All of us here at CStore Decisions, the National Advisory Group (NAG) and the Young Executives Organization (YEO), hope you and your families are safe and doing well. These are challenging times that, quite frankly, none of us could have predicted. Over the past few weeks, it has become clear that it…

Update: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 YEO Conference, originally scheduled for May 4-7 in Nashville, will be rolled into the 2020 NAG Conference, Sept. 13-16 in Charlotte. The CBD Retail Trends Conference will transition to a two-part webinar series May 6-7. The seventh annual Young Executives Organization (YEO) Conference, which will be held May 4-6 in Nashville, is set…

The Southeast Petro Food Marketing Exposition at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center kicked off Wednesday, March 4, with several retailer educational workshop options in the morning before opening several large booth-filled rooms throughout the exhibition facility, living up to its slogan, “The Really Big Expo.” The show occupies nearly every large room in this seaside…

The 2020 Gulf Coast Food & Fuel Expo will welcome attendees and exhibitors for two days of networking and industry education, on Wednesday and Thursday, March 11-12, at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino and Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Center in Biloxi, Miss. The Gulf Coast Food & Fuel Expo is free and open to…

  Registration is now open for the inaugural CBD Retail Trends Conference, which will take place from May 6-7, 2020, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Nashville, Tenn. The two-day event will provide informational and discussion sessions, along with networking opportunities between attending retailers, CBD industry and other vendors, as well as others interested in…

Update: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 YEO Conference, originally scheduled for May 4-7 in Nashville, will be rolled into the 2020 NAG Conference, Sept. 13-16 in Charlotte. The CBD Retail Trends Conference will transition to a two-part webinar series May 6-7. As the convenience store and petroleum industry continues to evolve, training the leaders of tomorrow is more important…