'importance shop grows'

Trade fair Uniti expo 2026 expands shop & convenience hall to ‘the biggest ever’

Uniti Expo, de beurs voor de tankstation- en carwashbranche die in 2026 in Stuttgart wordt gehouden, breidt de expositieruimte die in het teken staat van de tankshop uit tot ‘de grootste ooit’.
De tankshop wordt voor de sector steeds belangrijker en voor Uniti Expo is dat de reden de ontwikkelingen op de komende beurs centraal te zetten. Foto: Uniti expo, 2025

Uniti expo, the trade fair for the petrol station and carwash industry to be held in Stuttgart in 2026, is expanding the tank shop-centred exhibition area to “the biggest ever”. In doing so, the organisers aim to capitalise on the ever-expanding tank shop, which is increasingly important to the sector as a customer magnet and revenue generator.

For the 2026 trade fair edition, exhibition space for the shop & convenience segment at Messe Stuttgart has been expanded to 13,000 m2. “We have been following the growth and transformation of the shop and convenience sector for years and have recently seen very strong interest, especially from Europe,” says ceo Ben Boroewitsch of com-a-tec GmbH and co-organiser of Uniti expo. “This is why we have expanded the exhibition space for this topic to 13,000 square metres, more than ever before. Based on strong demand, we expect around 150 exhibitors and that too is a record.”

Multi-service hubs

According to the exhibition organiser, petrol stations are increasingly developing into so-called ‘multi-service hubs’.“This not only makes the theme area shop & convenience an important revenue driver,” said Elmar Kühn, managing director of Uniti Services GmbH, “it also strengthens the competitiveness of petrol station operators in the fast food and retail sector.”

In addition to the additional floor space for developments in tank shops, Uniti Expo 2026 also focuses for the first time on the possibilities offered by self-service in petrol stations and developments in the vapes and e-liquids market.

The sixth trade fair edition of Uniti expo will be held from 19 to 21 May 2026 at Messe Stuttgart. During the 2024 fair edition, 470 exhibitors presented to 18,000 visitors from 110 countries.

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This article was automatically translated from the Dutch language original to English (British).

Author: Paul Blonk

Source: MobilityEnergy.com

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