March 2 - 4, 2027
Austin Marriott DowntownAustin, TX2026 CRU Presentations
Please find the presentations made available by our presenters below. Presentations will continue to populate through end of day Monday, March 2, so please check back. If you have any issues accessing the presentations, please contact fsevents@informa.com
General Session Presentations
Category Leadership in a Changing Retail Landscape
Art Sebastian, Chairman of the C-StoreTEC Advisory Board and Founder & CEO, NexChapter
Technomic’s Take: The Consumer Conundrum
Donna Hood Crecca, Senior Principal, Technomic
Breakout Presentations
Merchandising + Loyalty: From Points Programs to Category Power
Mike Templeton, Partner & Vice President Digital Strategy, NexChapter
Foodservice + E-commerce The New Growth Engine for Convenience
Mike Templeton, Partner & Vice President Digital Strategy, NexChapter
Matt Van Gilder, Principal and Vice President, Omnichannel, NexChapter
Beyond The Limits of Traditional Loyalty
Peter Rasmussen, CEO and Founder, Convenience and Energy Advisors
What’s Going on? What’s Going to Grow? How are Consumers Going to Behave?...Oh My!
Nik Modi, Co-Head of Global Consumer/Retail Research, RBC Capital Markets|Equity Research \