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 epicenter for health and beauty aids (HBA) and general merchandise (GM) buying and selling, Marketplace represents more than 90 percent of the industry.
Bringing together more than 270 retail companies representing over 145,000 retail outlets with 700 manufacturing companies across 12 major categories, it represents over $500 billion in annual buying power. In a phrase, Marketplace is the lifeblood of the industry.
This exhibit and appointment-based show is well attended by senior executives from both retail and manufacturing companies.
Those involved include sales, marketing and merchandising executives, category managers, buyers, and the broker community. They are attracted to Marketplace because it is a one-stop shop.
Unlike smaller item focused category shows that don’t showcase merchandise and tend to have fragmented participation, Marketplace brings together all products and services-category by category-under a half-mile-long roof.
Here, retailers have the advantage of being able to compare products, programs, and pricing-providing exhibitors with a timely and efficient assessment of their impact in the marketplace. This is where new products debut and where merchandising trends take flight. This is where industry leaders make critical decisions!
