CHICAGO -- The 2011 NACS Ideas 2 Go DVD is now available for purchase.

The DVD features the 45-minute Ideas 2 Go presentation that was shown in yesterday's General Session at the NACS Show. It can be purchased at the Follett Bookstore booth in the transportation lobby of McCormick Place during the NACS Show or can be ordered after the event.

The stores featured this year all have embraced the concept of selling more fresh foods, including one, Stew Leonard's, that is featured in the Guinness Book of World Records for selling the most food per square foot in the United States.

"We have a diverse collection of store tours," said Dave Carpenter, NACS Vice Chairman of NACSPAC, introducing the program. "They all are very different in how they run their operations, but you'll see one thing that they all have in common: a focus on food."

The program also featured emerging concepts that are redefining convenience, whether beer caves or drive-thrus, as well as quick take-aways that retailers could implement in their stores tomorrow, many of which could be done at little or no cost.

Since 1994, NACS' Ideas 2 Go has provided a fast-paced video tour of some of the most interesting, creative and potentially profitable ideas in the convenience and fuels retailing industry.

For 2011, featured stores/companies are:

• Aloha Island Mart/ Aloha Petroleum, Ltd.
• Coco Cove/The Sullivan Family of Companies
• Kwik Trip, Inc.
• Nourish Market
• Open Pantry Food Marts of Wisconsin, Inc.
• Pak-A-Sak
• Russell's Truck & Travel Center
• Stew Leonard's
• Tedeschi Food Shops

Look for more video and resources online at www.nacsonline.com/nacstv.

NACS member companies can order a copy of the 2011 NACS Ideas 2 Go DVD (item number 30088018) for $30 ($60 regular price). Orders can be placed online at www.nacsonline.com/shop or by calling NACS Customer Service at (800) 966-6227.

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Founded in 1961 as the National Association of Convenience Stores, NACS (nacsonline.com) is celebrating its 50th anniversary as the international association for convenience and fuel retailing. The U.S. convenience store industry, with more than 146,000 stores across the country, posted $575 billion in total sales in 2010, of which $385 billion were motor fuels sales. NACS has 2,100 retail and 1,600 supplier member companies that do business in nearly 50 countries.