{"id":2045,"date":"2026-03-18T15:36:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefedonline.com\/?page_id=2045"},"modified":"2026-04-22T09:49:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:49:33","slug":"annual-conference-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thefedonline.com\/ta\/annual-conference-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bc1 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div style=\"min-height: 80%\" data-vc-full-width=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-init=\"false\" data-vc-stretch-content=\"true\" class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid row-80 row-hero row-short vc_custom_1773845612087 vc_row-has-fill vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-o-content-middle vc_row-flex\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div 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row-df-padding\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2>Sponsors<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Bringing independent retailers together to network, shape policy, and celebrate success. 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