Royal Buying Group Expands their Independent Retailer Event

Lisle, IL – Royal Buying Group, Inc. (RBG) has announced today that they have expanded their annual independent retailer event to (2) two days.   C-Store Training Services will provide (2) two enhanced training workshops on Wednesday, April 11th, 2012 and the Independent C-Store Expo (I-C-Expo) will be held on Thursday, April 12, 2012.  The 2012 I-C-Expo is projected to be their biggest show yet with an expansion of booths and space of up to fifty percent larger than previous expos.  The two days of activities and events will be held at the Chicago Marriott Oak Brook Hotel located in Oak Brook, Illinois.

The first day of events, Wednesday, April 11th, will feature two new training workshops through Royal Buying Group’s training division, C-Store Training Services. All retailers are welcome to register to attend the workshops.  Registration is available at www.c-storetraining.com or by contacting either Julia Angelilli at j.angelilli@royalbuying.com / (630) 353-7957 or Jeremy Lemke at j.lemke@royalbuying.com / (630) 353-7970. 

All vendors and retailers are encouraged to come and participate in the Welcome Reception to be held the evening of Wednesday, April 11th.  The welcome reception is intended to be a time to meet and socialize with others in the C-Store Industry in a casual and laid back environment, while further establishing relationships and knowledge of the industry.

The second day, Thursday, April 12th, will begin with exhibitor registration and set up at 8:00am.  There will be a brunch provided starting at 10:00am, prior and during the available educational sessions.  There will be (3) three free educational sessions that are open to all retailers to attend.  They will be held at 11:00am, 12:00pm, and 1:00pm.  The educational session topics will be announced closer to the event.  The tradeshow exhibit hall will open promptly at the conclusion of the last educational session at 2:00pm.  The new exhibiting hours of the show are from 2:00pm to 7:00pm. Food and beverages will be provided during the show hours, along with a similar format to previous years to include door prizes and take home sample bags.   There will be announcements of the Vendor and Retailer of the Year awards beginning at 6:00pm, followed by the selection of the recipients of the 2012 RBG Scholarship Program, and concluding with the grand prize raffle drawing.

Interested retailers and/or jobbers may contact Angela Angelilli at (630) 353-7951 or a.angelilli@royalbuying.com.  Suppliers/manufacturers/vendors wishing to exhibit at the show can contact Sharon Porter, Director of Vendors/Business Development at (630) 353-7975 or at s.porter@royalbuying.com. More details regarding the Independent C-Store Expo’s extended show and itinerary can be found at: www.i-c-expo.com.



About Royal Buying Group, Inc. (RBG):

Royal Buying Group Inc., headquartered in Lisle, Illinois, is a national organization dedicated to maximizing sales and profitability of Convenience Stores, Petroleum Locations, College Book Stores, Truckstops/Travel Plaza Centers, Auto Repair facilities, Drug Stores, Tobacco Outlets, and Liquor Stores.  Recently named to the 2008, 2007, and 2003 Inc. 500, and the 2010, 2009, and 2006 Inc. 5000, as one of America’s fastest growing companies, RBG also was ranked the 6th fastest growing company by Crain’s Chicago in 2008, and is listed as one of the largest privately held companies in the Chicago area.  Royal Buying Group, Inc. now represents over 6500 locations nationwide.  Their core service capabilities include negotiating with regional and national suppliers for impactful and competitive sales and marketing programs and providing category management expertise, state of the art marketing support and excellent customer service support for its membership.  Visit our website at www.royalbuying.com for more information on Royal Buying Group, Inc.