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PRO Group Distributors Attend Merchandise Committee Meeting
Atlanta, GA (June 9, 2005) - Distributor Members of PRO Group, Inc. met in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 9, 2005 for the 2005 PRO Group Merchandise Committee Meeting.
Committee Meeting Attendees
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Committee members from Blackstone Supply Company, The Bostwick-Braun Company, Cascade Wholesale Hardware, Inc., Horizon Distribution, Inc., Long-Lewis Hardware Company, Persinger Supply Company, Southern Hardware Company, Inc., and Wallace Hardware Co., Inc. met with PRO Group personnel.
Dick Frame, senior merchandise manager for PRO Group, Inc., said the group reviewed Target Vendor Programs for the coming months and discussed new products.
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The Target Vendor Program is a promotional program that involves manufacturers offering buying opportunities designed to gain retail shelf space, Frame said.
The attendees also heard presentations from new vendors to the group and current vendors with enhanced programs. Steve Synnott, PRO Group, Inc. president and COO, said key programs discussed in the merchandise committee meeting included a pre-wrapped holiday gift program with last-minute inspirations priced under $25 and an innovative inventory management system for distributors designed to incrementally improve return on asset and service level performance.
The Merchandise Committee will meet again in January 2006.
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Michael Brady, director of purchasing, Long-Lewis Hardware Company, Birmingham, Alabama; Beverly Smith, Vice President, Persinger Supply, Prichard, West Virginia; and Mark Rogers, vice president- merchandising, Southern Hardware Company, West Helena, Arkansas
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PRO Group, Inc. is a multi-divisional, international merchandising and marketing organization with corporate headquarters in Denver, Colorado. Its operating units include PRO Hardware, GardenMaster, FARM MART and GOLDEN-LINK. The Company's purchasing power exceeds $3 billion through its 41 Member Distributors.
For More Information Contact:
Steve Synnott, President/C.O.O., PRO Group, Inc.
(303) 792-3000 steve.synnott@pro-group.com
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Ruth Furman, Publicist
(702) 255-8288 ruth@ruthfurman.com
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