Conference Day 1

Burning Issues are the topics that are impacting your business everyday with such urgency you cannot afford to overlook them. In the Burning Issue Exchange all attendees, including industry suppliers, will convene in an open format round-table to look more closely at one Burning Issue together. Attendees can expect to walk away from this session with new perspective on how the issue is pervasive throughout the industry.

Select from Topics 5 – 8

2025 Burning Issue Exchange Topics*

1. Tobacco Evolution
2. Trip Drivers
3. Employees: Staffing, Training, and Benefits
4. Customer Evolution
5. Mergers & Acquisitions / Business Development
6. Digitalization
7. Foodsafety
8. Loyalty

*Topics subject to change. 
 

Retail attendee’s will participate in an open forum with their non-competing peers from other regions. A Retail Leaders Exchange is not open to media or supplier participants. Lead by a volunteer from the group, the topics for discussion are identified by first asking the group “what’s on your mind.”