Why Attend
The NACDS Marketplace Conference is the largest and most powerful convergence of drug, food, mass, club, and value retailing in the United States, if not the world.
The focal point for health and beauty aids (HBA) and general merchandise (GM) buying and selling, Marketplace represents more than 90 percent of the industry and brings together buyers and senior executives from more than 230 retail companies to meet with over 450 manufacturing companies. In a phrase, Marketplace is the epicenter of the industry.
Benefits of attending
- Discover new products in your category
- Meet with a majority of your suppliers and their senior sales staff at one time and one place
- Obtain that special niche product for your stores
- Meet with suppliers from a variety of more than 300 specific categories
- Learn about new merchandising programs and promotional offers
- Review/enhance current programs and make mid-course product and merchandising adjustments
- Take advantage of "Market Specials"
- Stay abreast of the Market: new people, new products and services, new thought processes, new styles, colors, trends, and packaging
Who should attend?
- Category Managers
- Buyers
- Senior Executives
What does it cost?
It's FREE! There is NO registration fee for retailer attendees. In addition, by participating in "Meet the Market", a program of prearranged appointments, NACDS may provide a travel subsidy, subject to limitations.
Questions?
Please contact the NACDS Registration Department at registration@nacds.org.