The CBA Best-Seller and category top-seller lists are compiled from actual sales in Christian stores as reported through CROSS:SCAN, powered by parableCONNECT. All rights reserved. In order that our retail members may better utilize the Best Sellers Lists, CBA is now providing ISBNs/UPCs on all of the lists, with the exception of Bible lists. Top…
Read MoreRegister now for your spot at UNITE! With registration, you will receive a badge that includes entrance to the Exhibit Floor, Worship Him! Service, General Workshops, and more. See the full Attendee Schedule for more UNITE happenings! ONLINE Registration (Must Register by June 21, 2017): Retailer/Buyer (with Retail License) – member $0, non-member $75 International Buyer – member $0, non-member $75 Industry…
Read MoreThe CBA Best-Seller and category top-seller lists are compiled from actual sales in Christian stores as reported through CROSS:SCAN, powered by parableCONNECT. All rights reserved. In order that our retail members may better utilize the Best Sellers Lists, CBA is now providing ISBNs/UPCs on all of the lists, with the exception of Bible lists. Top…
Read MoreThe CBA Best-Seller and category top-seller lists are compiled from actual sales in Christian stores as reported through CROSS:SCAN, powered by parableCONNECT. All rights reserved. In order that our retail members may better utilize the Best Sellers Lists, CBA is now providing ISBNs/UPCs on all of the lists, with the exception of Bible lists. Top…
Read MoreAs we turn the calendar to 2017, here’s a snapshot of some of the events that impacted the Christian retail marketplace in the past year. Major changes In one of the greatest industry revolutions in its more than 66 years, CBA’s strategic alliance with Content Road Media Corporation is helping bring new profit and sales…
Read MoreThe CBA Best-Seller and category top-seller lists are compiled from actual sales in Christian stores as reported through CROSS:SCAN, powered by parableCONNECT. All rights reserved. In order that our retail members may better utilize the Best Sellers Lists, CBA is now providing ISBNs/UPCs on all of the lists, with the exception of Bible lists. Top…
Read MoreView highlights from the Christian World Expo 2016 Expand Christian Literature Distribution During the past three years CBA India and CBA U.S. have been working cooperatively to renew relationships and find new ways to help increase distribution of Christian literature to the world’s second-largest national population of more than 1.3 billion people, including nearly…
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Savvy retailers know that selling toys isn’t for kids. It’s a high-margin category with the potential to impact lives and the bottom line. But selling and merchandising it takes effort and knowhow. After years of a flagging U.S. economy, the retail forecast for toys is good. Accord- ing to The NPD Group, U.S. retail sales…
Read MoreChristian fiction readers read more than the national average and are more frequent book buyers, which creates a core customer opportunity for Christian stores. Nearly 50% of Christian-fiction readers read more than 10 books annually; by comparison, only 36% of American adults read more than 10 books per year, according to a 2014 Pew Research…
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Consumer buying patterns shift dramatically in 2013 Christian stores sales were up 2.9% in 2013 over 2012, according to the 2014 CBA State of the Industry Report released this week, but consumer buying patterns shifted dramatically in 2013. Fourth-quarter 2013 sales were down 6.9% in 2013, but sales were up 12.6% in the second quarter and 8.8%…
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