Spring 2017 Hardlines Strategies

OPERATIONS

Are You Tired Of Financing Your Supplier?

“Rebate adder.” “Support fee.” “Participation fee.” Whatever you’ve heard it called, if you’re familiar with the inner workings of other suppliers, you’ve probably heard about this sum of money that a supplier takes out of a retailer’s business every two weeks, only to return a portion of it once a year as a “rebate.” After many years, most retailers come to understand this is actually a way for those suppliers to fund the operation of their business with capital taken from yours. They have great return on your investment in their business—they simply

pay you back a portion of what you invested with them. And many times, you only get that money back if you meet a complicated set of rules and regulations. Here at Blish-Mize, we do things a little differently. We talk with retailers every week who have dealt with these fees, and we work with those retailers to help them keep their money in their business instead of investing it in a supplier’s. By keeping their money within their company, they can earn the returns on those funds. Simply put: We don’t ask for your money to finance our business—we know you need it for yours.

We don’t have mock “rebate” adders. Furthermore, we appreciate that you need to know your true costs with each transaction, and you need to know those costs aren’t dependent upon a fictitious rebate. Does this story of “rebates” sound all too familiar? If so, contact us at 800-995-0525 or email Clay Uhrmacher at clay.uhrmacher@blishmize.com for more information about how Blish-Mize can help you find a better way to run your business so that your funds stay with your company, rather than financing your supplier.

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