Event Overview:

A great new season begins here!

The Alberta Gift Fair has operated for more than 40 years and takes place each February and August at the Northlands facility in Edmonton.  The Alberta Gift Fair is the second largest trade-only event of any industry in Western Canada, attracting over 12,000 attendees annually and more than 800 exhibitors each year. 

Exhibitor Information:

The Alberta Gift Show promises to be the most efficient way for exhibitors to reach the largest number of retailers in Western Canada. Exhibitors in this market meet loyal retailers from remote areas that they could never access otherwise. Many of these attendees shop exclusively at the Alberta Gift Show and do not visit any other trade show. The western retail market continues to show growth opportunities not being experienced in other parts of Canada. This is the best time to put your company in front of western retailers.

JOIN WESTERN CANADA'S LARGEST GIFT FAIR - WHERE THE FUTURE OF RETAIL IS REVEALED

Is now a good time to spend money on exhibiting in a trade show? The short answer is YES.

Regardless of the economic conditions or competitive landscape, there are many tactics your business can use to ensure your success at the fair.

Here are a few great reasons why you should exhibit at the upcoming Alberta Gift Fair.

• Meet new buyers and build a quality database to generate sales:
  61% of Alberta Gift Fair retailers are successful in discovering new companies at the show.
• Launch and sell new products at the fair:
  71% of retailers come for the product selection.
• Develop a personal and direct relationship with your clients:
  55% of retailers are looking for companies they already do business with.
• Let retailers use all five senses to gain a full appreciation of your product rather than a catalogue:
  51% of Alberta Gift Fair retailers are successful in obtaining visual merchandising ideas.
• Raise your profile in the industry and add value to your brands:
  The Alberta Gift Fair attracts over 15,000 retailers from across Canada. When you're not there, they notice.

About CanGift:

Today, the Canadian Gift Association (CanGift) is the pulse of Canada's $10 billion giftware industry. Embodying the entrepreneurial instinct and spirit, the Canadian Gift Association is a national not-for-profit association dedicated to improving members' competitive capability and business effectiveness locally, nationally and globally. The association offers its 1,400 members (giftware wholesalers, distributors, manufacturers, importers and exporters) a portfolio of services that reduce the cost of doing business through discounts on freight, long-distance, banking services and group insurance programs. Other services include the Credit Interchange System (CIS), which provides members with a fast, inexpensive medium to check credit reports and the Export Ready Designation program which helps members in exporting, primarily to the United States.