Official CBA-Endorsed Service Providers
Discounted Prices on Services for CBA Members
Service Providers save CBA members thousands of dollars every year! If you are a CBA member and you are not taking advantage of these programs, you are spending unnecessary dollars! CBA negotiates contracts with select service providers to help you reduce your store’s overall operating costs.
If you are interested in using these programs, please contact the following companies at the phone numbers provided and identify yourself as a CBA Member to find out how to enroll in the programs or to place orders with a member discount. You can also find information on their Web sites.
If you have any questions about these Service Providers or any membership benefits, please contact CBA Member Services at (800) 252-1950.
Check Recovery Savings Program
Inbound & Outbound Freight Savings Program
Plastic Gift Card & Loyalty Card Programs
Property and Casualty Insurance
Store-Branded Websites, E-Commerce, and E-mail Marketing
Workers Compensation Insurance
Check Recovery Savings Program
BounceBack from Cash Flow Solutions, Inc., (513) 524-2320 x 255, www.followthefrog.com
BounceBack’s core competency is customer service, specifically preserving the relationship between the customer and the retailer. Using BounceBack's system will save you time and save you and your customers money. When your customers make an honest mistake and write a check without enough funds in their accounts, BounceBack will help you preserve your relationship with those customers, at the time recovery your lost dollars, and save them money.
- Discounted sign up fees and per check fees for CBA members
- Pays you 100% of the collected check amount
- Some stores using this program have seen as much as a 54% increase in collections
Here's what others in the Industry have to say about BounceBack:
"LifeWay has used Bounce Back for more than five years. They have been a good fit with our retail environment, and have been successful in assisting us to handle our returned checks."
- Melissa Mitchell, Loss Prevention Director, LifeWay
"BounceBack is customer friendly and checks are recovered quicker with a higher success rate! They reduce bank fees and reports are easy to create."
- Tricia Brown, Assistant Controller, Berean
First National Merchant Solutions, (800) 354-3988, www.firstnationalmerchants.com
Have you heard of First National Merchant's $500 Meet or Beat program going on right now? If they can't save you money on your credit card processing fees, then they'll pay you $500. Either way, you win! Click here for the details!
- Negotiated low CBA Member rates; online merchant account access
- Checking services include guarantee, verification, electronic acceptance, and free collection
- Performance One interest-bearing account earns interest on all credit card deposits
CCA Global, (800) 466-6944 Ext. 1376, contact Mark Koritz, www.ccaglobal.com
CCA Global Partners is the number one source throughout the United States and Canada for quality flooring products and dependable service. With over 1,000 Carpet One and Flooring America Stores, we are able to handle all of your needs in nearly every market.
Our certified, professional installers offer you expert installation of carpet, vinyl, wood, ceramic tile and laminate flooring. Flooring is our only business at Carpet One and Flooring America stores; we are the experts, and we do it right the first time.
CCA offers the largest selection of floorcovering in the industry. This enables you to select the proper products both for your budget and the needs of your stores. In addition, your staff can take advantage of this national pricing for their homes.
Your CBA National Discount Pricing program, our extended product warranties, and the professionalism and experience found throughout CCA will guarantee that working with our people on your projects will be convenient and rewarding.
Inbound & Outbound Freight Savings Program
Siriani & Associates, (800) 554-0005, www.siriani.com
This single benefit routinely returns much more than members' membership investment. The Freight Savings Plan provides substantial discounts on your inbound and outbound freight using top-quality shippers such as FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight, Roadway, and others. This program can save you hundreds, even thousands of dollars every year and doesn't cost you a dime. No registration fee. No annual fee. No hidden charges.
- Over 2,000 CBA accounts with average store savings of $500 or more
- Up to 24% savings on select FedEx Express® shipments
- Up to 23% savings on select FedEx Ground® shipments
- Up to 64% savings on select FedEx Freight® LTL (less-than-truckload) shipments
- Up to 62% savings on Roadway shipments
Click here to download more information about Siriani's freight savings program!
Ministry Insights, www.cbainsights.com
- Web-based program assists in matching new and current staff with the right responsibilities and provides the keys to building a stronger team
- Assessments are only $19 per person
- Extensive individual reports include keys to motivation, leading, areas of improvement, and do’s and don’ts of communicating
- CBA members receive a sample assessment for free; view their Web site for more details
Plastic Gift Card & Loyalty Card Programs
PlastiCard+Plus, (800) 767-7718, www.plasticardplus.com
- Stores can customize gift cards and customer loyalty cards, or select pre-designed cards including one featuring the slogan “What Goes Into the Mind Comes Out in a Life”™ in eye-catching colors and designs.
- Styles include standard & key-chain sizes, backer cards, display racks, and Christmas cards
- Cards work with bar codes or magnetic stripes on most POS systems, or PlastiCard+Plus will work with you to design a system to match your store’s needs
- Cards are rechargeable and reusable, so the actual cost per card is greatly reduced
Property and Casualty Insurance
Six & Geving Insurance Group, (800) 477-2206, www.six-geving.com
- Most comprehensive casualty insurance in the market
- Same day proposal and quotes
- Most competitive prices available, with CBA members saving from 10%-15%
Avery Dennison, (800) 543-6650, www.theretailerscatalog.com
Avery Dennison provides the retail and apparel manufacturing industries with a variety of price marking and brand identification products. They work with more than 90% of the top retailers in the U.S. And they will work with you and your store to be as successful as possible.
Avery Dennison's Monarch brand of user-friendly, handheld labelers and tag attachers are renowned for their lightness, durability and ease of use. The labelers require the absolute minimum of training, and thanks to their sturdy construction, they will provide years of trouble-free service. Plus, Avery Dennison offers an unrivaled selection of labels and consumables to ensure a truly cost-effective one-stop labeling solution for your store!
Some of the benefits CBA members receive are:
- 20% off catalog prices
- 1-3 day shipping
- Offers labels, pricing guns, taggers, bags, forms, and security systems
The Monarch Crown Series represents the most comprehensive family of labelers available today. These versatile labelers were developed to assist retailers with a host of merchandising applications such as price marking, date stamping, serial numbering, and promotional labeling.
Avery Dennison brand tag attachers require just one squeeze to secure a tag to your product. Alnog with a wide selection of attacher tags, you'll find plastic fasteners including tagger tails, loops and J-hooks to meet all your tag attaching needs.
Store-Branded Websites, E-Commerce, and E-mail Marketing
Signature Websites / Innovative Inc., (888) 747-4264 x 2009 www.signaturewebsites.com
Complete turn-key online solutions designed specifically for Christian retailers:
- Private-branded website with custom store pages & traffic-building Christian lifestyle content
- World-class e-commerce with over 160,000 products highlighting resources unique to the CBA market including church supplies, homeschool, accompaniment tracks, gifts, etc.
- Store-branded e-mail promotions every two weeks featuring new and bestselling products and in-store coupons
- Monthly fees as low as $69 plus a one-time setup fee with special CBA member pricing
- A professional web presence for professional retailers!
St. Michael Strategies Inc., (800) 658-5148, www.storetraffic.com
- Unsold traffic can be a gold mine! Use new tools to help you determine specific strategies to maximize your store’s performance and profits
- Different systems and configurations available to fit all store sizes, needs, and price ranges
- Get started with electronic data collection with wireless people counters for under $500
Click here to download a brochure of St. Michael Strategies' products and services.
Workers Compensation Insurance
Meadowbrook Insurance Group, (800) 726-9006, www.wcpolicy.com/cba
Meadowbrook Insurance Group is proud to be the endorsed provider for workers’ compensation insurance for CBA members. Specializing in small business insurance, Meadowbrook Insurance Group combines a highly experienced direct sales team with their knowledgeable and friendly customer service staff to give you an unparalleled insurance experience. CBA membership attractions include:
- Dividend Program—CBA members have the opportunity to share in potential return premium dividends paid to those members that qualify. Qualifying CBA members have received a 5% dividend for the past 4 years.
- “One-Stop” Customer Service
- Interest-Free Pay Plans
- Personalized Insurance Review & Safety Analysis
One of the best ways to control insurance costs is by preventing accidents. Meadowbrook Insurance Group’s goal is to help policyholders reduce the cost of workers’ compensation premiums by helping to establish and maintain the safest workplace possible. Meadowbrook is committed to a long-term relationship with CBA, its members and their employees.
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