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About the Canadian Gift & Tableware Association (CGTA)
The Canadian Gift & Tableware Association (CGTA) is the pulse of Canada's $10-billion giftware industry. Embodying entrepreneurial instinct and spirit, the CGTA is a national, not-for-profit association dedicated to improving its members' competitive capability and business effectiveness. The CGTA is comprised of over 1,600 leading Canadian giftware manufacturers, importers, exporters, distributors and wholesalers.
About the Partnership with RCC
CGTA works with its members to offer retailers the CGTA Gift Show — the single best buying show in the country — and Retail News magazine.
RCC works directly with retailers to offer cost-saving programs, industry research & trends, Canadian Retailer magazine, education & training, retail workshops, government representation and more.
Together we can now provide a full range of products and services for gift and tableware retailers.
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Download RCC's Membership Application and benefit program outline for more information:
> Retailers
> Non-Retailers (vendors, suppliers, etc.)
Benefits of Membership
Here are a few of the key benefits of membership for independent gift and tableware merchants in Canada:
1. Cost-Savings Programs
Membership with RCC saves members money! RCC uses its group buying power to partner with leading business service providers to provide valuable programs at a discounted price.
2. Education Tools
Members can access RCC's MasterCard Resource Centre, which provides valuable Tip Sheets to help you run your store. From theft prevention, to customer loyalty to signing a lease — RCC has the resources to help you.
3. Conferences & Events
RCC runs a number of events across Canada for retailers, including regional workshops for owners and store managers on recruiting, conferences for HR issues and loss prevention, and STORE 2006 — Canada's Retail Conference.
> For a full listing of RCC Events, click here.
4. Lobbying & Advocacy
RCC's government relations team look out for the interests of retailers across Canada, at all levels of government. When an issue will affect the footwear sector such as safeguards, import tariffs, etc., RCC is there to fight for retailer's rights.
CGTA Member Benefits
You'll find it all at the CGTA Gift Show! The show boasts more than 1,100 exhibitors, and attracts close to 27,000 qualified retail buyers in spring (January) and over 24,000 in fall (August) from across Canada, the United States and abroad — it's THE Canadian retail event of the year! As the second-largest gift tradeshow in North America, the largest trade event in Canada, the CGTA Gift Show is the premier, and definitive gift show of the year. It's a trade event offering attendees an unique, one-stop-shop buying experience featuring an expansive selection of quality gift products. Look for innovative tabletop, housewares, gourmet food, garden accessories, collectibles, handmade, stationery, home décor, bath, bed and linen products. With every aspect of gift giving displayed throughout one million square feet of display space, the CGTA Gift Show is sure to impress and inspire!
> For future show dates, click here.
Retail News Magazine
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Retail News' commitment to gift retailing is second to none. Retailers rely on our concise, how-to editorial to keep them knowledgeable about managing their shelf space and increasing productivity.
In order to make the magazine available to each and every buyer from coast to coast, a subscription to Retail News is free for giftware retailers.
Increase your turns. Learn from your peers. Identify trends. Read Retail News!
> Further information is available at www.cgta.org.