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Inside Beauty and Wellness
2025-09-17 08:00 - 17:30 UTC | Virgin Hotels, 1227 Broadway, New York, NY, 10001, United States
Inside Beauty and Wellness: where trends meet transformation – The Future of Beauty & Wellness in Retail.

Join Us for the 3rd Annual
Inside Beauty and Wellness Forum!

Learn how retailers are leveraging synergies between beauty, health & wellness to drive trips, improve the customer experience, increase revenue and enhance their position as a trusted destination for holistic well-being.

Dive into the latest trends, innovations, and consumer insights shaping the beauty and wellness categories.

What’s in Store this year?

The Glam Boutique
Your go-to spot for a flawless touch-up throughout the event! Don’t miss this exclusive chance to meet a celebrity makeup artist, sample top products, and head to the event feeling your most confident self!

Educational Panel Sessions
Don’t miss insightful, educational panel sessions that dive deep into the latest trends and innovations shaping the beauty and wellness industry. From cutting-edge strategies to wellness trends and sustainable beauty, these sessions will provide knowledge and inspiration to stay ahead in this dynamic field.

Networking Opportunities
Take advantage of exclusive networking opportunities throughout the event, including a relaxed happy hour and casual lunch designed to help you connect with industry professionals, peers, and potential collaborators.

Fabulous Gift Bag
Enjoy high-end products from our sponsors!

Learn more about Drug Store News and EnsembleIQ.

ProDealer Industry Summit
2025-10-08 11:00 - 2025-10-10 12:00 (America/Kentucky/Louisville) | The Galt House Hotel, 140 N Fourth St, Louisville, KY, 40202, United States
ProDealer Industry Summit is an exclusive, live educational forum designed to promote the growth of lumber & building product dealers, distributors, wholesalers, and the manufacturers who supply them. LBM dealers will benefit from sharing insights and best practices from industry leaders.

➠ Check out last year’s highlight reel: 2024 ProDealer Summit

Drive your business forward with ProDealer Industry Summit 2025
ProDealer is the industry’s premier national event for lumber dealers. Connect with decision makers and industry leaders to gain strategic insights and grow your business.

Learn more about Hardware & Building Supply Leader (HBSD) and EnsembleIQ.

MURTEC Executive Summit
2025-10-20 00:00 - 2025-10-22 00:00 UTC | PGA National Resort, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, United States
MURTEC Executive Summit: Advancing restaurant leaders with innovative technologies & solutions.

An executive-level experience where innovation meets intention. Bringing together elite minds and elevating technology, strategy, and CX in one powerful swing toward growth.

Level up every transaction and interaction with cutting-edge tech that drives restaurant innovation straight down the fairway—because at MURTEC, we go for the green.

Who Attends MURTEC Executive Summit?

Tech | Finance | Marketing | Operations
C-Suite | VPs | Director-Level
Multi-Unit | Brands | Franchisees
This years topics have been announced!

How Restaurants Can Exploit Third-Party Relationships. From delivery platforms to ghost kitchen partners, third parties can be a powerful growth lever–if you know how to manage them. Learn how to turn external partnerships into strategic assets that amplify reach, data, and ROI.
What the C-Suite Must Know About Labor. Labor is more than a line item, and we’ll arm executive leaders with the insights and tech tools needed to improve retention, efficiency, and satisfaction among the people critical to delivering on a restaurant brand’s value prop.
Is “Dine & Dash” the Future of Restaurant Payments? Frictionless checkout is already changing customer experience and expectations in retail. Learn how restaurants are testing and implementing seamless, secure “dine & dash” transactions that have the potential to reshape the front and back of house.

Experience the Edge at MURTEC Executive Summit
Leadership-driven insights, curated speakers, impactful case studies, interactive workshops, and can’t miss networking–all set against the iconic backdrop of PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. This is where strategy meets the green, and innovation tees off.

Featuring this years Breakthrough Awards
The prestigious Breakthrough Awards celebrate innovation and excellence in restaurant technology.Winners will be announced live during the MURTEC Executive Summit, showcasing the groundbreaking contributions that are shaping the future of the industry. This is a key moment to recognize outstanding achievements and connect with the leaders driving change!

XSPECS 2025
2025-10-20 00:00 - 2025-10-22 00:00 (America/Halifax) | Florida, Aventura, FL, United States
CSA’s XSPECS reflects the evolution of physical retail environments and the role that innovation plays in transforming the customer experience.
This three-day, by-invitation-only event, XPECS by Chain Storage Age brings together top retailers and suppliers — involved in store planning, design, construction and facilities management — in an informal setting designed to educate, inspire, foster networking and best practice-sharing, and build business partnerships.
At XSPECS, you will think outside the box as we explore innovations, technologies and trends that are impacting (or will impact) how you build, operate and maintain your physical stores.

Learn about:

Cutting-edge solutions that are revolutionizing the in-store experience.
Ways to increase efficiencies and transform your workplace.
A host of solutions that could change the face of the in-store environment.

XSPECS puts the focus on the “X Factor:” EXclusive. EXecutive. EXperience.

Learn more about Chain Store Age and EnsembleIQ.

Hotel Technology Forum
2025-11-12 08:00 - 2025-11-14 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bellagio Hotel, 3600 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV, 89109, United States
Hotel Technology Forum 2025: Returning to Our Roots

This year, HTF returns to the iconic Bellagio Las Vegas, where it all began 15 years ago!
It’s a full-circle moment as we gather once again at this world-class venue, bringing together hospitality technology leaders for a memorable experience!
HTF is the place where technology solution providers, industry professionals, and decision-makers come together to network, collaborate, and explore the latest innovations shaping the future of hospitality.
Don’t miss your chance to discover new solutions, and celebrate the continued growth of our industry!

Learn more about Hospitality Technology and EnsembleIQ.

Product of the Year Award Canada
2026-02-01 | Ontario
Product of the Year Award Canada is the world’s largest consumer-voted award for product innovation.
Celebrating over 35 years. In over 40 countries.
In Canada, the product if the year seal is backed by the votes of thousands of Canadian consumers, guiding shoppers to the most innovative products in their market.
How to win the Product of the Year Award Canada

Product Entry | April 2025: entries open for new products launched after January 1st, 2024.
Finalists Determined | Fall/Winter 2025: A panel of industry professionals are invited to review the submitted products to ensure that the innovation criteria are met before they go on to the consumer research.
Consumers Vote | Winter 2025: Kantar conducts a quantitative study using a nationally representative survey of 4,000 Canadian consumers to vote products “Product of the Year” in defined categories.
Awards Show | February 2026: All winners are invited to attend the Product of the Year Canada Awards event in Toronto. The Awards Show marks the public announcement of the winners and the start of all winner activation.

About Product of the Year Award

Product of the Year is the world’s largest consumer-voted award for product innovation. Established over 35 years ago in France, POY currently operates in over 40 countries with the same purpose: Guide consumers to the best products in their market and reward manufacturers for quality and innovation.

In Canada, the Product of the Year seal is backed by the votes of thousands of Canadian consumers, serving as a shortcut for shoppers to save time and money.
For entrants of the winning products, the award is a powerful marketing message proven to increase product awareness, trial and quality.

Product of the Year Canada accepts entries from consumer products that demonstrate innovation in design, function, packaging or ingredients, and were launched within the previous year (January 2023).
A jury comprised of industry experts selects the finalists that meet the Product of the Year standards of value and innovation.
Those selected finalists are then categorized and judged through an online survey of Canadian consumers, conducted by Kantar on behalf of Ensemble IQ. Consumers vote and select the winning products they feel are most worthy of both the Product of the Year Canada title and the distinct internationally renowned red seal. Winning products are announced annually and receive the right to use the Product of the Year Canada seal in their marketing and communications for two years.

*Award winner will be announced during live event in Toronto, February 2026. Specific day, yet to be announces and may change.
