Convenience Summit Asia Heads to Shanghai

Registration is now open for Convenience Summit Asia, taking place March 10-12, 2026 in Shanghai, China.

November 25, 2025

“Shanghai is the commercial capital of China and one of the most innovative and dynamic markets in Asia,” said George Zheng, NACS director of Asia-Pacific, based in China. The city is home to 25 million people, has a GDP of over $700 billion USD and houses the world’s biggest port as well as global financial institutions and stock exchanges. “Its character is profoundly shaped by its open, inclusive and innovative nature, and its pioneering spirit makes Shanghai the preferred launch city for global brands and innovation concepts across retail, technology and consumer goods. It’s a gateway to the future of retail, where trends are not just predicted, but created,” said Zheng.

At 2026 Convenience Summit Asia, attendees will learn about current and emerging trends shaping the future through panel presentations and thought-leadership discussions, hear retailer case studies and share best practices, visit a number of stores in person on the Ideas 2 Go store tours and network with industry peers and convenience industry leaders.

Store tours will take attendees to the city’s first gas station and convenience store, and they’ll see Shanghai’s unique innovations and their retail applications firsthand, including:

  • Food delivery platform Meituan’s commercial drone delivery services.
  • The Neolix Robovan, an automatic robotic van that retailers are using for logistics and supply delivery.
  • Cutting edge e-payment systems in retail stores.
  • Automated technologies such as the unmanned CloudPick Store, MiniStore24’s remote store operation system and Convenience Bee’s store inspection robot.

They’ll also experience Shanghai’s booming coffee scene, with over 9,000 coffee shops in the city, making it a global leader in café culture, said Zheng.

“These innovations exemplify how Shanghai is not only adopting global technologies but also redefining them through groundbreaking applications—making it a living laboratory for the future of retail, automation and AI-driven services,” said Zheng.

Register here to attend 2026 Convenience Summit Asia.