GCX was a huge SUCCESS! 

GC Store and Vendor Members were personally welcomed to GCX at breakfast on Wednesday morning, by Robert Maricich, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, along with Dorothy Belshaw, Executive VP, Chief Customer & Marketing Officer, International Market Centers.

Check out the Recap below! 

Over 100 GC Buyers met in Atlanta on July 13 & 14

Day One - GC Members enjoyed an Exclusive GC EXPO with 46 top Vendor Members. After the Expo GC members enjoyed a time of cocktails and eats at our annual "Party in the Kitchen."

Day Two - GC Stores enjoyed vendor presentations, networking sessions, and the favorite "Best Sellers" forum. 

The EXPO

The GC Expo was a great chance for store members to meet with top executives from 46 of our Vendor members. GC stores enjoyed show specials, reviewed new products, and won door prizes.

Five new vendors also made their debut to our group at the expo. 

Buzzee – Bees Wax Wraps

Fellow Products – Trending new Coffee machines and accessories

FinaMill – Smart design One Touch Electric Spice Mills

Gozney – High quality, High Design Outdoor Ovens

SimpleCoat – Multi-Surface Treatment Cleans & Protects 

The Education

Networking, Vendor Presentations, Education, and

Sharing by GC Members was the highlight of the day!

Janis Johnson, President, and Founder opened the day by applauding our Group and announcing that GC Buying Group’s combined annual sales in housewares for 2021 totaled $350M. 

GC Stores Shared their Best Sellers 

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Industry Updates:

Warren Shoulberg – Industry publication editor and excellent retail reporter in home, gift & housewares categories, shared thoughts on what will happen next in our industry. Members appreciated Warren’s insights, with many calling him our best speaker yet. Click Here to View the Presentation

Culinary Futures Update - Robert Laub, Harold Import Co.

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The Following Vendors made presentations:

Outbound Distribution – Mark Suurbrier Founder and Visionary Combekk & Witloft – Spoke to the origins of his Dutch company, Combekk, his vision, and ethics in creating high-quality, reusable resources to make the world more sustainable. Witloft is also made in Amsterdam with recycled denim, organic cotton and recycled cotton lines.

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Cuisinart presented by Greg Candler

Shared top sellers from each product category and showed cookware and appliances that are reserved for Gourmet channel selling

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Cangshan Cutlery – Todd Myers introduced new team members Ed Bartush and Andrew Curtis-Wellings. Together they bring tremendous cutlery experience to Cangshan which has moved headquarters to Texas and soon will break ground on a US manufacturing facility.

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Le Creuset – Sherri Nitschke introduced new Sea Salt, Eiffel Tower, Olive Branch & Promotions. Sherri also encouraged GC store members to show your Le Creuset presence to consumers by signing up for CreateMyPlace.com, taking advantage of the Le Creuset branded opportunity on the marketplace.

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