P3 Pet Trade Show Partners With The Independent Retailer Conference: Debuts August 2016

ATLANTA, GA (March 15, 2016) – P3 | Pet Progressive Products Trade Show announces its new partnership with the Independent Retailer Conference. This new partnership is designed to enrich the educational experience for Midwestern pet retailers during the P3 Pet Trade Show, which debuts August 24-25, 2016 at Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois.

The Independent Retailer Conference is dedicated entirely to the unique lifestyle and responsibilities of small business owners. Their education-rich, action-packed events offer retailers, wholesalers and community leaders the chance to engage, learn and connect with retail experts, industry leaders, service providers and like-minded entrepreneurs. Attendees of P3 Pet Trade Show can expect interactive experiences that leave them better educated and more inspired, with more than twenty educational sessions to take place over the course of this two-day trade event. Additionally, internationally recognized retail experts KIZER & BENDER will serve as conference emcees while also delivering keynote presentations to attendees of the Independent Retailer Conference at the P3 Pet Trade Show.

Dean Russo, group show director for Urban Expositions, producers and managers of P3, look forward to the new addition of the Independent Retailer Conference – as well as the chance to further support merchants in helping to reach their store goals.

As a new trade event for the pet industry, we’re excited to partner with the Independent Retailer Conference and provide the pet industry with complimentary retail education sessions at P3. These quick learning opportunities on the floor will equip retailers with the knowledge they need to successfully run their retail operation on a day to day basis,” shares Russo.

Expanding on this is Independent Retailer Conference Co-Founder Kerry Bannigan, explaining that “retailers are busy and have a lot of ground to cover while attending trade shows. Our sessions are designed to deliver quick education while also introducing attendees to experts and industry leaders who support merchants in achieving retail success. Through our quick learning sessions, two power hour keynote experiences and along with the Independent Retailer Conference’s trademark expert tables designed for attendees to engage, learn and connect with leading retail experts, attendees will gain quality information and insight for their stores without compromising their time with vendors.”

We’re thrilled to join the P3 Pet Trade Show in Chicago this year, helping their attendees gain valuable news, education and support specific to retailers. Like us, P3 values their attendee success and we could not be more excited to help them in supporting their attendee goals of running a successful retail business,” shares Nicole Leinbach Reyhle, Independent Retailer Conference Co-Founder.

All Independent Retailer Conference sessions will be complimentary for registered buyers to attend – a value-add to their show experience unlike anything else available in the pet trade show industry. Together, the Independent Retailer Conference and the P3 Pet Trade Show look forward to supporting attendees in gaining success for their stores.

About Independent Retailer Conference

The Independent Retailer Conference is the nation’s leading retail conference dedicated entirely to the unique lifestyle and responsibilities of independent store owners. Founded by industry veterans Nicole Leinbach Reyhle of Retail Minded & Kerry Bannigan of Nolcha Events, the Independent Retailer Conference offers independent retailers the chance to engage, learn, and connect with industry leaders while also getting inspired from retail experts, service providers and like-minded retailers from across the nation.

About P3 | Pet Progressive Products Trade Show

Filling a marketplace need for a Midwest trade show for pet industry retailers, Urban Expositions (www.urban-expo.com) has launched P3 | Progressive Pet Products.  Making its debut August 24-25, 2016 at Chicago’s Navy Pier, P3 will deliver a forward-looking, fun trade show experience to one of America’s top destination cities – pairing the market’s newest pet products with exceptional educational programming and networking events. www.p3petshow.com | 800.318.2238.

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