Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS)
A not for profit trade association representing the interests of its member organisations within the convenience retailing industry.
AACS is made up of members from the smallest retailer to the largest channel supplier. It is the only body exclusively representing the interests of the convenience channel for retailers and suppliers in Australia.
The Mission of AACS is to Champion Convenience Retailing
Convenience Channel
To focus on the growth of non-fuel merchandise categories with assistance to members in both Australia and New Zealand and to increase the effectiveness of the Convenience Channel of Trade by providing:
- Industry training for all classes of membership
- A positive profile of the industry and its members promoting the highest level of business ethics
- Representation to all levels of Government on issues that affect the Convenience Channel
- Relevent events and functions that allow all members to interact for the development of the channel and its trading partners
- Data and information enabling members to understand the performance of the Convenience Channel, the attitudes of consumers and benchmarks to enable measured performance improvement
- Awards that recognise the performance and success of various member groups.