About NAG
The National Advisory Group (NAG) is an association driven by convenience store retailers for retailers. It is an organization committed to building profits and relationships for all of our members. NAG is aimed at small, mid-sized and family-owned convenience chains and the executives that run them.
NAG was conceived by Hugh Howton (a former retailer) because he felt other associations and conference opportunities for retailers were oriented towards larger chains. After nearly 35 years, the NAG mission remains the same: to help convenience store retailers interact with each other to discuss new concepts, share information and come away with innovative ideas to grow sales and profits.
The foundation of NAG remains its world-class Informational Exchanges, which allow retailers the opportunity to connect with other non-competing retailers in an intimate setting that is conducive to learning new ideas and fresh perspectives.
After all these years, NAG’s role in the industry remains unquestioned. There is a void in the channel for this type of passionate organization, composed of executive level retailers from small, mid-sized and family-owned chains. NAG remains an organization that is fully committed to its members, promotes relationships, networking, intimacy and, most importantly, executable ideas and takeaways.
Membership in NAG includes a host of benefits, including membership in the Young Executives Organization (YEO) for your next-generation leader’s ages 40 and under.
NAG Board Chairman
National Advisory Group (NAG) Board
John Lofstock
Executive Director | The National Advisory Group (NAG); Editor-in-Chief | The Convenience Store Decisions Group
NAG Member Benefits
- Eligibility of chain employees for the annual NAG Scholarship.
- Discounted registration to the upcoming NAG Conference.
- Complimentary subscription to Convenience Store Decisions magazine.
- Access to exclusive industry research.
In addition, NAG has partnered with leading companies across the convenience store and petroleum industry to offer discounted services exclusively for NAG members.
PetroActive Services
PetroActive Services is a strategic business specialist, exclusively serving the wholesale petroleum and convenience store industry. The company offers confidential mergers & acquisition and strategic financing guidance. It offers NAG members a 50% discount off standard fees for business planning, valuation or acquisition evaluation assignments and will credit back the entire consultation fee should the company subsequently be retained to provide M&A or financing support.
Call: (800) 720-3234
Email: [email protected]
The McIntosh Group
The McIntosh Group offers NAG members 10% off site analysis of accessibility and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance. The McIntosh Group is licensed in every state, plus Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia to help retailers meet accessibility requirements and manage risks if they are not currently ADA compliant.
Call: (918) 585-8555
Email: [email protected]
Paragon Solutions
Paragon Solutions is a one-stop shop provider for innovative consulting, design and branding services. Paragon has designed solutions for convenience stores, quick-serve restaurants, restaurants, travel centers, specialty retail, corporate identity and more since 1986. Paragon is offering NAG members a free analysis of new-to-industry locations or existing facility plans. Up to two hours. A $350 value.
Call: (817) 927-7171
Email: [email protected]
Convenience Store Solutions
Jim Callahan has more than 40 years of experience as a convenience store and petroleum marketer. He is offering NAG members a free operations and category management analysis (up to two hours). A $400 value. His Convenience Store Solutions blog appears regularly on CSDecisions.com.
Call: (678) 485-4773
Email: [email protected]
Gray Cat Enterprises Inc.
John Matthews is the president and CEO of Gray Cat Enterprises and is responsible for the management of all consulting activities for the firm, which include c-store and foodservice consulting for multiunit operations, consumer marketing for companies launching products in the retail sector and strategic project management. Gray Cat offers NAG members a free consultation on its strategic business initiatives.
Call: (847) 502-6554
Email: [email protected]
Humetrics Inc.
The leading provider of tools. Training and consulting are the No. 1 challenge facing convenience stores and fuel distributors. How to attract and retain top talent into today’s hyper competitive employment market. HUMETRICS is offering NAG member the following, if you book Mel Kleiman president of Humetrics to deliver a presentation or training program for your company in 2017 you will receive a bonus of 100 copies of his bestselling book “Hire Tough Manage Easy” a $1,950.00 value. You may also have Humetrics audit your present hiring processes and receive a 15% discount off their standard fees.
Call: (713) 771-4401
Email: [email protected]
