EDGE Marketing and Procurement

What Our Distributor Members Are Saying About EDGE:

"EDGE programs provide us with significant discounts that not only make us more competitive in our market place, but have also drastically increased our profitability."

"EDGE allows us to compete against our major competitors. Basically, we have more opportunities now than we had before joining EDGE."

"EDGE provides the structure where we keep our own identity and remain independent. We’ve kept our same vendor relationships which are now elevated because we are an EDGE member."

"It really is the best of both worlds. My company maintains its independence while qualifying for discounts based on the total purchases of the group. I am able to still keep my own vendor accounts, my same inside vendor contacts, have the same rep relationships - but enjoy discounts, rebates and allowances that I would never qualify for on my own."

"In comparing the profitability of all of the vendors we buy from, we find that the EDGE lines consistently bring us the highest overall profitability of any other lines."

"We immediately started seeing increased profitability on existing purchases. Our first rebate check more than paid for our initial investment. It was also important to me that if for some reason, I have a better arrangement with a Vendor; I am able to keep it- you really can’t lose."

"EDGE has brought us greater recognition and increased importance with vendors. We now have an “in” with the top decision makers. I can think of several instances that we were able to close some big opportunities that most likely wouldn’t have been possible without our EDGE connection."

"With the direct help of the EDGE staff, I was able to finally secure what is now my top selling line. For years, I had tried to become an authorized distributor for this large, well-know vendor, but could never get past the front line. With EDGE’s aggregate strength and proven track record behind me, the vendor then perceived me not just as a local distributor but rather as a part of a $500 million company."

"With EDGE’s marketing materials, we are able to present ourselves in a more professional manner both to our customers and vendors through such tools as catalogs, brochures and Internet presence that we otherwise could not as effectively produce ourselves. We credit the awarding of a major contract tied into the national image that the EDGE promotional pieces gave us."

"I was never successful in finding the time to properly advertise our company. EDGE’s customized advertising pieces have allowed us to professionally showcase to our customers our local inventory and expertise in a way that we would be unable to do on our own. EDGE makes it easy and cost effective."