• Connect with the buyers from more than 250 retail companies, representing over 160,000 retail outlets, who collectively buy $650 billion in supplier goods and services
• Participate in our guaranteed-appointments program, Meet the Market, totaling over 5,600 pre-scheduled meetings
• Enhance your potential by expanding your retail customer base and increase your market share
• Share product launch plans and seek distribution/stocking of your new products
• Explore strategic business opportunities
• Discuss your distribution and marketing plans
• Review current business status with existing customers
• Find solutions to challenging issues
• Learn about the industry’s most compelling trends by participating in the education programs
• Get your product or service viewed by as many chain retailers as possible within the industry
• Leave the show with knowledge from industry presentations on strategic business development opportunities and solutions
• Be efficient with your travel. Network with our retail attendees including Category Managers, Directors, VPs, Presidents, and CEOs, to streamline your time and get face-to-face with the decision makers who buy what you sell

• Preview the latest innovations in consumer-packaged goods, store/pharmacy technology, pharmaceutical products and more entering the market
• Meet with a majority of your buyers and their senior executive team at one event, in one place
• Create a comprehensive company profile, securely shared with attending retailers only, on the NACDS Market Exchange
• Enhanced collaboration with key trading partners
• All attendees are invited to attend Insight Sessions featuring the latest topical areas of interest, as presented by top industry executives
• Learn about new merchandising programs, promotional offers, and “market specials”
• Review and enhance current programs and make mid-course product and merchandising adjustments
• Stay abreast of the emerging market: new people, new products, technology, and services, new thought processes, new styles, colors, trends, and packaging
• Our education programs are without parallel, covering the latest on state-of-the-art pharmacy operations, practice and clinical issues, distribution and marketing
• Follow up on key discussions that were initiated during the NACDS Annual Meeting
• The NACDS Board of Directors, including Good Neighbor Pharmacy, H-E-B, Hy-Vee, Inc., The Kroger Co., Walgreen Co., and Walmart, to name just a few, endorses the NACDS Total Store Expo. Join us and be a part of the largest and most powerful convergence of drug, food, mass, and value retailing all in one place, at one time

NACDS has carefully formatted the Total Store Expo to create opportunities for Exhibitors and Retailers to interact. Successful Exhibitors take full advantage of these opportunities to meet Retailers and start conversations.

The daily networking continental breakfasts, exhibit hall lunches, and evening receptions are great opportunities to meet new prospects and reconnect with partners.

As a member-driven trade association, NACDS focuses on four priorities:

1. Foster an advantageous business and political environment in which NACDS chain member companies are better able to achieve their business objectives.
2. Promote the role and value of chain community pharmacy as an integral component of the healthcare system, thus helping to preserve its viability.
3. Provide effective channels of communication, involvement and forums for members and other stakeholders.
4. Ensure that NACDS internally operates as a cutting edge association, effectively meeting the needs of its membership.

For more information about the ways in which membership in NACDS will benefit your company, visit the NACDS membership benefits page and contact the NACDS Membership Department at membership@nacds.org or (703) 837-4111.