The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) hit it big in Las Vegas this year. The association reports that the NACS show, which took place Oct. 7-10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, reported that a record number of buyers fueled a 7.2 percent surge in attendance this year, as attendance hit 24,056 people, the second highest ever and only 309 attendees short of the record set in 2004.
Attendees came from a record 65 countries, and international attendance was a record 2,482 delegates, NACS reports.