Become a GCA Retailer Member

89% of cards are bought in a bricks and mortar store. Retailers are a vital part of our industry. Join our community and have access to specialist resources, events and free POS.

Retail GCA members benefit from a series of specialist resources and opportunities to attend industry networking events, plus free POS and discounts from specialist suppliers. As a member you can also promote your store in the Thinking of You Week Gallery, our consumer facing site, to drive traffic to your own website and support your sales and marketing activities.

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From: £60.00 / year per member
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Why join the GCA?

The GCA runs member networking events that provide opportunities to build business relationships meet greeting card publishers and other retailers, plus supplier members, who are recommended and already working with other GCA members.

The GCA will keep you up to date with pressing industry and business issues to support you as you build your business. We also compile an annual greeting card market report which is available to premium retail members free of charge.

Joining the GCA also helps us to continue to promote the importance of greeting cards to consumers of all ages. The GCA works with the government and media to protect and promote card sending. We also develop initiatives such as Thinking of You Week and Festive Friday, to ensure the UK remains a nation of card senders and we continue to build a healthy industry.

Benefits

Free Point Of Sale

We make available the artwork for seasonal Point Of Sale to help you maximise sales

Networking

Networking events designed to support retailers and connect them with other members of the card community

Advice and Support

Industry experts to help you grow your business, just a phone call away

Stay Informed

Regular communications to help keep you in the know about the industry

Support the Greeting Card Industry

Your support helps the GCA to protect and promote the greeting card industry

Members’ Directory

Search by genre to find new Publishers, and other members. Also, reach your customers and link to your online store with your own dedicated profile page on the Members’ Directory.

Member Only Content

Access the GCA library full of resources and support for Retailers

Have a voice

Be part of the Greeting Card Industry and help shape its future

GCA Market Report

Access to the GCA Market Report (saving £750+VAT) for Premium Retailer members

Members’ Directory

Reach retailers with your own dedicated profile page on the Members’ Directory

Be a part of the community

The GCA runs member networking events that provide opportunities to build business relationships with greeting card publishers and other retailers, plus established supplier members who are recommended and already working within the GCA community.

The GCA will keep you up to date with pressing industry and business issues to support you and your business, leading debate within the industry. We also compile an annual greeting card market report which is available to premium retailer members free of charge (normal price £750), providing valuable information on our industry as you plan product releases.

Membership of the GCA also helps us to continue to promote the importance of greeting cards to consumers, through the media and initiatives such as Thinking of You Week, ensuring that the UK tradition of card sending remains, and our industry grows.

Pricing

BASIC

Retailer Membership

£60

Per Year

Excludes access to the GCA Market Report

PREMIUM

Retailer Membership

£300

Per Year

Includes access to the GCA Market Report (worth £750+VAT)

FAQs

Our Retailer Membership Plans are suitable for any retailer selling greeting cards direct to consumers. We support our retailer members through the intricacies of the industry with relevant content and networking events, supply free Point of Sale for key card sending occasions.

Our retailer members range from small micro businesses to some of the largest names on the UK high street.

We have two payment options:

  1. You can pay for your membership using a debit or credit card
  2. You can opt to pay for your membership via Direct Debit

Yes! Retailer members can share their membership and access to the website with one additional colleague. Premium Retailer members can share their access with two additional colleagues.

You may contact us for a refund within 14 days of signing up for a membership. We cannot offer a refund after 14 days.

You have the option of turning off autorenewal to prevent your subscription renewing automatically each year.

The Premium Retailer membership plan includes access to the GCA Market Report which is worth £750+VAT if purchased as a standalone report. The Premium plan also has 3 seats.

The Basic Retailer membership does not include access to the Market report and has 2 seats.

With the exception of the Market Report, both plans give access to all Retailer only content.