OmniMount to Gain Access to More than 8,000 Retail and Rental Stores Across U.S.
PHOENIX, Ariz. — November 6, 2007 — OmniMount, the global leader in consumer and commercial AV mounting and furniture solutions, has reached a merchandising agreement with Nationwide Marketing Group, the company announced today.
Nationwide Marketing Group is among the largest purchasing cooperative organizations in the electronics and furnishings industry today. Under the agreement, OmniMount will have access to approximately 2,900 retail members of Nationwide Marketing Group that collectively operate more than 8,000 stores.
“This is truly a win-win for everyone involved,” said Dan Halaburda, OmniMount’s national sales director for e-commerce and special markets. “Smaller merchants will have access to the pricing power of a large organization; while OmniMount will be reaching and supporting more dealers more efficiently than we could have before.”
“We are extremely pleased to partner with a company that is as well respected as OmniMount,” said Errol Rich, national merchandising manager for electronics. “Having the opportunity to provide our retail members with what we feel is an outstanding product line, while helping to further establish the OmniMount brand, is something we at Nationwide look forward to.”
Under the program, Nationwide’s member retailers are able to place orders for OmniMount products through the innovative Direct Plus program. Nationwide handles billing and invoicing, and in some cases financing. OmniMount ships the product directly to the merchant. Overall, the new partnership potentially adds thousands of new retail outlets to OmniMount’s vast network of dealers.
OmniMount plans on increasing sales to members by working closely with the Nationwide headquarters’ marketing staff in communicating the features and benefits of OmniMount’s products which include flat panel mounts, furniture, speaker stands and audio mounts.
Talking Points:
• OmniMount has reached a merchandising agreement with Nationwide Marketing Group.
• Nationwide Marketing Group is among the largest purchasing cooperative organizations in the electronics and furnishings industry today.
• OmniMount will have access to approximately 2,900 retail members of Nationwide Marketing Group, which collectively operate more than 8,000 stores.
• The new partnership will potentially add thousands of new retail outlets to OmniMount’s vast network of dealers.
About Nationwide Marketing Group
Nationwide Marketing Group (NMG), headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC, is the nation’s largest buying and marketing organization for independent appliance, electronics, and furniture dealers. Larger than all competing groups combined, NMG has approximately 2,900 members throughout the United States –independent dealers with more than 8,000 storefronts and a combined $11 billion in annual sales. Nationwide Marketing Group, the parent organization of RentDirect-Nationwide and Specialty Electronics-Nationwide, offers a unique portfolio of services designed to support its members and strengthen their position in the marketplace. For more information on the Nationwide Marketing Group, visit www.nationwidemarketinggroup.org.
About OmniMount
For nearly 30 years, OmniMount has upheld its position as a global leader by continually evolving the industry through product innovation and the creation of new product categories. Represented worldwide in 59 countries to date, OmniMount products have been recognized for groundbreaking design, high quality and long-term reliability. Thanks in part to the company’s in-house industrial design and engineering team, known as ID&E, precise attention to detail and quality control standards are built into every product, producing the most breakthrough and well-built products on the market. Today, the OmniMount product line features hundreds of mounting solutions that cover the demands of nearly every application. From mounting the smallest speaker to the largest flat panel and everything in between, OmniMount has been a pioneer in developing professional and consumer products to maximize the home theater experience. For a closer look, visit www.omnimount.com.
