About Us

Mission Statement

Helping independent college retailers compete smarter together.

  • Silver Spatula

    Each meeting we take a ballot to determine the outstanding general design in which group members display their items and everyone votes for the top 3 we all liked.

  • Golden Squeege

    Each meeting we take a ballot to determine the outstanding custom event design in which group members display their items and everyone votes for the top 3 we all liked.

Previous Meeting Locations

Winter Meetings

1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985 – Atlanta, GA
1986 – Alexander City, AL
1987 – Norman, OK (Started USA)
1988 – Lawrence, KS
1989 – Memphis, TN
1990 – Dallas, TX
1991 – Reno, NV
1992 - Kansas City, MO
1993 - San Diego, CA
1994 - New Orleans, LA
1995 – Norman, OK
1996 – Starkville, MS
1997 – Phoenix, AZ
1998 - Salt Lake City, UT
1999 - New Orleans, LA
2000 – Albuquerque, NM
2001 – Clearwater, FL
2002 - Corpus Christi, TX
2003 - Washington D.C
2004 – Portland, OR
2005 – Key West, FL
2006 – Denver, CO
2007 – Tucson, AZ
2008 – Chapel Hill, NC
2009 – Layfayette, IN
2010 – Tallahassee, FL
2011 – New Orleans, LA
2012 – Pawtucket, RI
2013 – Indianapolis, MD
2014 - San Diego
2015 - Starkville MS
2016 - Wash DC
2017 - Atlanta by Airport Holiday Inn (Atlanta gift mart)
2018 - Vegas (Tail Gate Show)
2019. ATLANTA gift mart
2020 COVID
2021 Orlando Fla ASI show
2023 LAS VEGAS TAILGATE show
2024 TALLAHASSEE MEETING 1/2-5/24
2025 GREENSBORO
2026. SAN ANTONIO TX January 4 - 7, 2026
2027 - SAVANNAH, GA. January 4 - 7, 2027

Summer Meetings

1979 – Kansas City, MO
1980 – Norman, OK
1981 – Anaheim, CA
1982 – Cherry Hill, NJ
1983 – Attleboro,MA start of BHA
1984 – Estes Park, CO
1985 – San Francisco, CA
1986 – Boston, MA
1987 – Indianapolis, IN
1988 – Sunriver, OR
1989 – Baltimore, MD
1990 – Tan-Tar-A (MO)
1991 – Greenlefe (Orlando)
1992 – Dallas, TX
1993 – Atlanta, GA
1994 – Nashville, TN
1995 – Indianapolis, IN
1996 – Charlotte, NC
1997 – Louisville, KY
1998 – Forth Worth, TX
1999 – Indianapolis, IN
2000 – Memphis, TN
2001 – Las Vegas, NV
2002 – Jacksonville, FL
2003 – Knoxville, TN
2004 – Oklahoma City, OK
2005 – Atlanta, GA
2006 – Tampa, FL
2007 – Myrtle Beach, NC
2008 – DFW, TX
2009 – Atlanta, GA
2010 – Virginia Beach, VA
2011 – Indianapolis, IN
2012 – DFW, TX
2013 - Atlanta GA
2014 - Columbia, SC
2015 - Memphis, TN
2016 - Charlotte NC
2017 - ATLANTA. First meeting I Missed
2018 - Delaware
2019 - Rhode Island
2020 - New Orleans (COVID did not have)
2021 - New Orleans
2022 - Oklahoma norman
2023. NASHVILLE TN
2024 BOISE IDAHO
2025 COLUMNBIA MO
2026 ATLANTA June 8 - 11, 2026.