Stock What Actually Sells & Drive In-Store Traffic
Pool Spa Patio Expo brings together the best minds in the pool retail business to help store owners like you stand out from the competition. Talk directly with manufacturers and other successful retailers to discover which products fly off the shelves and which ones collect dust. Stop guessing what your customers want and start stocking products that drive real sales. This is where you'll find practical solutions with real products in action and ideas you can implement immediately.
Top 4 Reasons Retailers Can't Miss the Expo
1. See Tomorrow's Bestsellers Today: Be the first store in your area to carry the newest products that customers will be asking for next season. Get ahead of the competition by seeing what's coming before they do.
2. Meet Your Suppliers Face-to-Face: Build relationships with the people who make the products you sell. Negotiate better terms, solve shipping problems, and get priority access when supplies are tight.
3. Learn What's Working for Other Stores: Talk with retailers from across the country who face the same challenges you do (staffing, inventory management, online competition, etc.) and steal their best ideas.
4. Beat the Big Box Stores: Discover strategies that help independent retailers compete successfully against larger competitors and online sellers.
The Pool Retailer Experience
Products & Methods to Drive Sales
Find unique items that bring customers through your door instead of shopping online and experience retailer-specific sessions covering topics taught by people who've built successful pool stores. Here's a preview of the exclusive products, displays, and strategies that you can use to improve your bottom line:
- Chemical lines and equipment brands with the best margins
- Accessories that keep customers coming back
- Merchandising displays that turn browsers into buyers
- Retail Panel: Strategies to Improve Your Retail Performance
- Retail Excellence: Winning Strategies for the Pool & Spa Industry
- Gaining The Psychological Advantage With Visual Merchandising
Connections That Count
Pool Spa Patio Expo is your chance to spend time with people who understand exactly what it's like to run a pool retail business. You'll have the opportunity to meet:
- Manufacturers Looking for New Retail Partners: Connect with companies seeking to expand their distribution through stores like yours.
- Distributors Who Can Improve Your Supply Chain: Find partners who offer better terms and priority access to inventory.
- Fellow Retailers Willing to Share What Works: Swap stories and strategies with store owners who understand your daily challenges.
Everything Under One Roof
Whether you're a seasoned retailer or new to the industry, you can't miss the opportunity to see more products in two days than you could in months of supplier visits. Compare similar items side-by-side and make smarter buying decisions for your store. This interactive, lively experience is full of ideas that will inspire your next store layout or promotion.
Support the Industry
When you attend the International Pool Spa Patio Expo, a portion of proceeds goes directly to PHTA, funding a variety of initiatives that support the pool industry such as:
- Advocacy, research, and education that protects your livelihood and advances the pool service profession.
- Essential resources that PHTA uses to protect and advance our industry's interests at the local, state, and federal levels.
- Programs that directly benefit your business through improved standards, consumer awareness, and professional development.
Real Attendee Testimonials
"We see good value in attending the conference to save time and money, as everything is in one place. The guest speakers are fantastic! It is a great way to mix business and pleasure. We traveled over 1,400 miles one way to attend and will attend again."
Sheryl Harras
Backyard Living Center
"I got to experience one-on-one personal connections, dealer connections, and wonderful food. What amazing speakers, and we left with a lot of amazing ideas to help better our store/sales."
Jessi Allison
Spa Builders of Kentucky
"The International Pool Spa Patio Expo was a great experience, having gone for my first time. It gave me the opportunity to see many products that I otherwise would not have known about and especially network with some amazing and influential people in this great industry!"
Nicole Geissberger
Hansens Pool & Spa
Take Your Pool Retail Business to the Next Level
Attending Pool Spa Patio Expo gives pool retailers the competitive edge needed in today's market. You'll gain profit-boosting techniques, customer satisfaction strategies, and innovative merchandising tools that transform your store.
Connect with industry experts who solve complex retail problems, manufacturers offering exclusive products, and distributors providing priority access to in-demand inventory. Network with potential partners, new suppliers, and fellow retailers willing to share proven methods.
Don't miss this opportunity to build and scale a successful pool retail business.
Join Us in New Orleans!
Be among the first to hear about updates for Pool Spa Patio Expo 2026, including educational sessions, speakers, pre-conference offerings, suppliers/manufacturers, networking opportunities, and more.
