The Independent C-Store Expo will be held on Thursday, Feb. 19th, 2009, at the Oak Brook Marriott Hotel in Oak Brook Ill. Educational seminars will begin at 1 p.m., with the doors to the trade show opening at 3:30 p.m. The trade show is scheduled to end at 8 p.m.
The Independent C-store Expo Board of Advisors includes: Julie Boente of JF Boente [image-nocss] Sons Inc., Carlinville, Ill.- 12-store operator Carol Davis of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Chicago-College Book Store Operator, four convenience locations Sajid Chaudhry of NSR Petro Service, Greenbelt, Md.- 28-store operator Que Mehmood of Woodlawn Shell Inc., Baltimore, Md.-once-store operator Anjam Aziz of Mannheim Mobile Corp., Franklin Park, Ill.-two-store operator This year's expo will feature a trade-show floor and meeting space, networking and educational seminars on various topics intended to help all c-store operators. Speakers will include nationally recognized industry experts and supplier representatives.
Supplier and member awards will be presented at the trade show, and RBG will also be announcing the winners of the sixth annual Royal Buying Group Scholarship Program, presenting two scholarships to members and/or members' children attending or enrolling to attend an accredited secondary educational institution.
"The reception has proven to be an excellent format for introducing the New Year's programs to our members and convey the benefits to prospective members," said Angela Angelilli, RBG's director of sales. "We really appreciate the contributions of the advisory board to set the education sessions for the expo. These education sessions have been very popular and continue to provide much needed information for all Royal Buying Group members." More information about the expo is available at www.i-c-expo.com.
Royal Buying Group Inc., Lisle, Ill., is a national organization dedicated to maximizing sales and profitability of convenience stores, petroleum locations, college book stores, truckstops/travel centers, auto repair facilities, tobacco outlets and liquor stores. RBG represents almost 6,000 locations nationwide. The core service capabilities include negotiating with regional and national suppliers for impactful and competitive sales and marketing programs, providing category management expertise, state-of-the-art marketing support, excellent customer service support and a variety of additional service offerings for its membership.
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