Retailers

CPE Summer Show 2024 | Fort Wayne, IN

Registration is FREE

for all retailers!

The Show that Pays to Attend

CPE offers a generous tiered reimbursement program for retailers. You can easily meet the reimbursement requirements as you replenish your inventory and prepare for the next selling season. On average, more 80% of the CPE attendees have qualified for full reimbursement.

 Frequently Asked Questions

  • There is no registration fee for retailers to attend the show. You will be responsible to make your own hotel reservation and pay for that. If you reserve tickets for meals, you will need to follow the Reimbursement Guidelines and place at least 12 orders and experience 6 product presentations. If you do not place the orders to qualify you will be charged for these meals.

  • You must be a CRA member to qualify for the maximum reimbursement. You must also place 30 orders and experience an additional 15 product presentations to qualify. There is a tiered reimbursement program. Please see the full Reimbursement Guidelines at cpeshow.com.

  • We leave that up to the exhibitors as to whether they consider that a CPE order or not, however, we prefer that orders be placed at the show. We recommend that you talk with the exhibitors about any new products they have coming out or a show special and increase the order you have already placed. The show would be not be possible without the exhibitors, so please give them the opportunity to show you the great products that they have to offer.

  • A Reimbursement Checklist will be part of the printed program you receive at the show. You will present that to each exhibitor you interact with at the show. The exhibitor will initial your list to verify that you have placed an order or listened to a product presentation. Then you turn in this checklist to the registration desk before leaving the show.

  • You must be a CRA member AND be present at the particular event to be eligible for the prize drawings.

  • Yes, if we have space available in the banquets, we will consider this type of request. Please contact us directly at 800.868.4388 to make a special arrangement.

  • All the information for making your hotel reservation is available at www.cpeshow.com.

  • We must fill our room block before we can consider giving any reimbursement for another hotel. This would be considered if our room blocks sell out. We currently have a room block at the Hilton and the Courtyard Marriott.

  • The Hilton has a complimentary shuttle for hotel guests.

Join CRA

Become a member of the Christian Retail Association (CRA).  CRA membership will be required to be eligible for the cash prize drawing and the travel allowance portion of the reimbursements.