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Friday

August 22, 2025

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

General

Exhibit Hall Installation

San Diego Convention Center, Exhibit Hall

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

General

Registration & Information Desk

San Diego Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM

By Invitation

Maximize Your NACDS Relationships & Outcomes

San Diego Convention Center, Room 5
First-time Attendees, Meet the Market Retailers & Exhibitors

Attendees can network with their peers and trading partners, understand the role of NACDS in the industry, as well as hear tips on how to maximize the value of your membership and TSE.

Saturday

August 23, 2025

7:30 AM – 6:00 PM

General

Registration & Information Desk

San Diego Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

General

Meet the Market Networking Continental Breakfast

San Diego Convention Center, Sails Pavilion

8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

General

Meet the Market Information Desk

San Diego Convention Center, Ballroom 6 Foyer

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

General

Exhibit Hall Installation

San Diego Convention Center, Exhibit Hall

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

General

Meet the Market

San Diego Convention Center, Ballroom 6

Exhibitors introduce their latest innovative products, technology and services to Retailers through a series of 10-minute appointments.

12:30 PM – 1:35 PM

Special Session

Fueling Success: How Athletes Harness Collaboration, Resilience, and Wellness for Business & Life

San Diego Convention Center, Room 5

Join the We organization for a panel with athletes sharing how sports build character, resilience, and leadership beyond the game. Learn how skills like teamwork, composure under pressure, and wellness translate into professional success and personal growth.

Presented by WE

1:45 PM – 3:00 PM

Special Session

Harnessing the Economic Power of Family Caregivers and Older Adults – Opportunities for Retailers and CPGs

San Diego Convention Center, Room 5

In June of 2025, AARP published the results of its quinquennial study of American Caregivers. This session, based on those findings, will highlight the growing economic influence of family caregivers and older adults is reshaping the retail, consumer packaged goods (CPG) and pharmaceutical landscape. This session will explore how retailers and brands can tap into the evolving needs, preferences, and spending power of these critical consumer segments.

Presented by AARP

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM

General

NACDS Institute – Optimizing Care: Technology, Automation and Pharmacy Technicians

San Diego Convention Center, Room 4

As we shape the future of pharmacy with healthcare services at its core, advancements in technology, automation, and the evolving role of pharmacy technicians will be pivotal to unlocking pharmacists’ capacity to provide higher levels of patient care. This discussion will feature key insights from industry leaders and innovative technology partners on optimizing pharmacies for the future.  

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

6:30 PM – 9:30 PM

NACDS Foundation

27th Annual NACDS Foundation Reception & Dinner

Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, Grand Ballroom & Foyer
Ticket Holders

The Annual NACDS Foundation Dinner provides a special evening to celebrate our shared commitment to communities and advancing public health. Proceeds from the Dinner support the Foundation’s groundbreaking research, pharmacy education, and related philanthropic initiatives.

Sunday

August 24, 2025

7:00 AM – 9:30 AM

General

Exhibitor Final Prep

San Diego Convention Center, Exhibit Hall

7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

General

Registration & Information Desk

San Diego Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A

7:30 AM – 8:00 AM

General

Networking Continental Breakfast

Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, Grand Ballroom Foyer

10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

General

Exhibit Hall Open

San Diego Convention Center, Exhibit Hall

11:30 AM – 2:00 PM

General

Lunch

San Diego Convention Center, Exhibit Hall

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

General

Total Store Expo Reception

Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, Grand Ballroom & Foyer

This is the perfect opportunity to network and catch up with business associates.

Monday

August 25, 2025

7:30 AM – 8:00 AM

General

Networking Continental Breakfast

San Diego Convention Center, Rooms 3-6 Foyer

7:30 AM – 5:00 PM

General

Registration & Information Desk

San Diego Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Insight Session

Putting the AI in RetAIl

San Diego Convention Center, Room 4

This panel discussion and live demonstration will explore how Generative AI platform multi-modal capabilities are reshaping the way Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) brands operate in today’s retail environment—far beyond traditional analytics. Industry experts will dive into practical, forward-thinking use cases for Sales and Brand management where AI is driving measurable impact across the full spectrum of business operations.

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Insight Session

Patient-Centered. Tech-Enabled. Regulation-Ready.

San Diego Convention Center, Room 2

This session will equip attendees—providers and innovators—with insights into a process to solutions and collaborative strategies that improve outcomes, streamline workflows, and align public policy with a new patient experience through the lens of the regulators via the NABP Innovation Institute.

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Insight Session

From “Frictionless” to “Friction Efficient”: Using Problem Analysis to Guide Smarter Security and Sales Strategies

San Diego Convention Center, Room 3

In the face of rising retail theft and operational pressures, retailers are seeking innovative strategies to balance loss prevention with seamless customer experiences. In this session, Dr. Cory Lowe of the Loss Prevention Research Council (LPRC) will challenge the popular but impractical ideal of “frictionless retail” and introduce a more grounded, impactful approach – “friction efficient” retail.

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Insight Session

Reinventing Category Management: The Next Generation Powered by AI

San Diego Convention Center, Room 5

Category Management is at a crossroads. Traditional tools and processes, designed decades ago, can no longer keep pace with today’s consumer complexity, competitive intensity, and demand for personalization. In this provocative session, Dr. Brian Harris, the original architect of Category Management, shares how the discipline is being reinvented for the modern retail landscape.

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Insight Session

Accelerating Pharmacy-Based Testing & Treatment Through Strategic Partnerships

San Diego Convention Center, Room 6C

Pharmacies are emerging as relied upon access points for timely, cost-effective testing and treatment services. This session will explore the latest innovations, research, global insights, and strategic efforts to accelerate pharmacy-based testing and treatment services nationwide.

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Insight Session

Leveraging Pharmacy-Employer Collaborations to Drive Workforce Wellness

San Diego Convention Center, Room 6D

Pharmacies are uniquely positioned to help address employers’ top priorities in workforce wellness, including innovative solutions to address rising healthcare costs, improve health outcomes, advance access, and boost productivity. This session will highlight new learnings in support of pharmacy-employer partnerships and outline key opportunities in building successful collaborations to improve health.

9:30 AM – 5:00 PM

General

Exhibit Hall Open

San Diego Convention Center, Exhibit Hall

11:30 AM – 2:00 PM

General

Lunch

San Diego Convention Center, Exhibit Hall

5:00 PM – 10:00 PM

General

Exhibit Hall Dismantle

San Diego Convention Center, Exhibit Hall

7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

General

San Diego Extravaganza

Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, Grand Ballroom & Foyer

Connect with new and existing business partners while enjoying a variety of San Diego inspired cuisine.

Supported by Force Factor

Tuesday

August 26, 2025

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

General

Exhibit Hall Dismantle

San Diego Convention Center, Exhibit Hall
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2025 NACDS
Total Store Expo

August 23-25, 2025

San Diego, CA

Register for TSE 2025! Don’t be left out of the biggest, most productive drug, food, and mass market event of the year!