C-store Stars to Shine at S. Abraham & Sons Expo

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Convenience industry distributor S. Abraham & Sons (SAS) selected "SAS Celebrates the Stars of Convenience Retailing" as the theme for its 2015 Vendor Exhibit and Trade Show.

The 29th annual show will take place Feb. 26-27 at the DeVos Place Convention Center in Grand Rapids. The two-day event will feature more than 150 booths representing 238 manufacturers and 20 suppliers showcasing 247 new items.

SAS expects approximately 1,500 stores to be represented by buyers at the two-day event.

In addition to the expo hours, TinselTown Murder Mystery Dinner will perform as Thursday evening’s entertainment. The evening will feature a three-course meal and throughout the dinner a professional murder mystery company will perform and guests will work together within their tables to “solve the crime." There will be prizes awarded throughout the evening. 

As SAS celebrates the stars of convenience retailing, the SAS Convenience Store will be the best place for action at the trade show, according to the company. Attendees "will find all the props to make award-winning sales, eye-popping displays and creative merchandising ideas," according to the company.

Grand Rapids-based S. Abraham & Sons is a distributor serving convenience, grocery, drug and campus retail stores in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Missouri.