Consider these wow-worthy trends:
- In less than a decade, a new heavy-duty truck will consume 25 percent less diesel than today’s trucks due to due to federal regulations.
- Twenty-eight percent of retailers anticipate implementing robotics, cognitive computing and artificial intelligence (AI) within the next three to five years.
- Retail stores could see a shift in their primary purpose, serving as showrooms and places for consumers to pick up packages ordered online.
These major changes in technology and consumer demand are shaking up the retail industry.
In this Kickoff Keynote, we will hear from Tara Bradshaw, principal at Ernst & Young, Lisa Mullings, NATSO president and CEO, Stephanie Kowitz, national shopper insights at Coca Cola and Heather Meade, principal at Ernst & Young on highly relevant trends disrupting the industry.
Truckstop operators will walk away with the analysis they need to navigate the future of both their trucking and four-wheel costumers as well as their own employees.