The 2025 topic is:
With the ever-increasing rise in unmanned sites drawing fuel volume away from Convenience stores and only 38% of Fuel customers shopping in store, what tactics could be used by either Suppliers or Retailers to address these issues and increase convenience sales?
Register to Enter
The opportunity has come for those in the convenience industry to shine on the local stage once again and win one of two fantastic prizes.
The Peter Jowett Scholarship Award is a unique opportunity for NZACS members to challenge others in New Zealand in thinking about our industry.
Employees from Retailer and Supplier member companies are invited to select candidates between 21 and 36 years of age for the 2024 competition. Candidates must be no older than 36 years of age on 31st of May 2025.
The Prizes:
Traditionally the winner and runner up have received travel and accommodation to an overseas study tour. As the AACS study tour is in NZ this year NZACS will award cash prizes including a third place.
Our Winner will receive: $3,000 cash prize
Our Runner Up will receive: $2,000 Cash prize
Third place will receive: $1,000 cash prize
The Process in Detail
Participants will be required to register their interest by April 30th by emailing Dave Hooker dave@retailworx.co.nz
No more than 2 finalists per company may compete in the final. Companies that have more than 2 entrants are required to shortlist their finalists by June 13th.
Participants will be required to submit the following by emailing Dave Hooker dave@retailworx.co.nz by June 13th
- 10-15 slide PowerPoint presentation (include brief explanation of each slide)
- An executive summary covering the following:
- Your plan / idea (what is your idea)
ii. The argument (addressing the topic)
iii. The reasons (how your idea will work)
iv. Summary - Presenter biography (e.g. who you are, your career path) no more than 100 words.
If there are more than six submissions the NZACS committee will assess all submissions and select the six finalists. These will be confirmed by June 25th.
These finalists will present their 10–12minute presentation at the Peter Jowett and Industry Awards event scheduled for August 5th in Auckland.
The audience of members present will vote on the presentations and select the best three presentations.
Scoring for selection of finalists & finals
> Addresses the question 40%
> Innovative thinking 25%
> Idea could be implemented 25%
> Quality of presentation 10% (Finals night only)