LAS VEGAS – Group Forte and YPF are the 2024 winners of the Convenience Retailer of the Year Award Latin America. Executives from both companies were recognized among their convenience retail peers during the Global Colleagues Reception at the NACS Show on October 8. The award recognizes overall excellence that is on display at a specific store with the company’s portfolio.
Grupo Forte operates as a fuel retailer within the Grupo Dislub Equador network, which spans over 500 fuel stations across the North, Northeast, and Central-West regions of Brazil. Convém, a franchise of Grupo Dislub Equador, was named 2024’s Most Beautiful Convenience Store in Brazil by the Sincopetro/SP. The company’s Posto Forte Convém c-store, located in the city of Manaus, exemplifies this recognition with its modern design and innovative customer experience. Featuring a wide range of coffees, snacks, drinks, and signature beverages, the renovated service station has become a popular meeting point in Manaus. The store integrates technological elements designed for customer comfort, such as digital menus, product displays on screens, table-side payment service, live music and Wi-Fi, making it a standout in both style and functionality.
Argentina-based YPF continue to evolve its convenience retail concept with its Alcorta store, located in Buenos Aires. The two-story store is designed to be a meeting place for the community, with an urban and commuter customer base. The Alcorta store offers EV charging; a drive-thru; amenities for athletes and cyclists such as changing rooms and lockers; and office-like meeting spaces and two soundproof rooms. The convenience store features a variety of food and beverage offers and conducts about 1,100 daily transactions.
The NACS Convenience Retail Awards recognize and promote convenience retailing excellence and provides retailers with the opportunity to showcase their innovation and creativity to the global retailing community. NACS offers Convenience Retail Awards in Asia-Pacific, Europe, and Latin America.
“Latin American convenience retail is among the best in the world, and we’re excited to showcase these unique concepts with our global colleagues here at the NACS Show,” said Henry Armour, NACS President and CEO.
The judges of the NACS Convenience Retailer of the Year Award Latin America are independent global industry experts who vote anonymously. Learn more about the NACS Convenience Retail Awards.