If you have come this far you already know about many of the benefits of ALDA membership such as marketing programs, merchandise programs, and membership meetings. But there is lots more.
Email Information Exchange - A private email address lets you communicate instantly to the entire membership in order to quickly locate merchandise your customer wants but you don’t have in stock. You’re guaranteed more sales and more satisfied customers.
Key Vendors - ALDA negotiates with important key vendors to secure the best pricing, terms, discounts and incentives for our members. These valuable partnerships are a result of the association’s group buying power. Vendors discounts to members often far exceed the cost of membership.
The Members’ Confidential Resource Book - This guide to “everything ALDA” is your indispensable source for vendor discounts, publication program details, your merchandise catalog, ALDA policies, and so much more.
Website marketing – Whether you are a single store operation or a chain with a thriving internet business, ALDA’s web site attracts buyers and drives them to your store or web site. Our home page has up-to-the-minute headlines from worldwide internet resources. The Travel Center provides tips, resources, and links of value to all travelers. These resources bring traffic to our www.luggagedealers.com site, and our Member Stores finder helps the right consumer find your store and your web site.
Many members put camaraderie and cooperation on the top of their list of ALDA’’s most important benefits. Acquaintances from across the country meet and renew their friendships at our membership meetings . They share their ideas, help each other solve problems and improve their businesses, and ultimately thrive on and enjoy being part of a cooperative association.
Membership Bonuses
When you join, you also receive membership in the Travel Goods Association (TGA) and the National Retail Federation (NFA). Both TGA and NRF memberships include subscriptions to their magazines (Travel Goods Showcase and Stores) and access to their members-only web sites with a range of unique benefits.
ALDA members receive two complimentary registrations to each ALDA membership meeting.
It is your Cooperative
As a cooperative, ALDA is owned by the members. The profits of the Association are paid back to the members in both cash and certificates towards future cash distributions. Members’ shares often exceed their membership dues.
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