Rosemont, IL (May 1, 2017) — EPIC Business Essentials, the national and regional account sales organization announces record results for first quarter 2017.
EPIC, a joint venture between Independent Stationers and TriMega Purchasing Association, saw growth in major categories versus the same period last year. Sales are broken down into four categories: Commercial, State-Local Governmental/Educational, Federal and Healthcare. Sales were up over 10% with Federal sales leading the way, up over 30%.
Mike Gentile, president and CEO of IS, stated, “We are very pleased with the turnaround year-over-year for the joint-venture. Additional efficiencies through our industry-leading totally integrated BMI ordering platform/ORDERPOINT are enabling EPIC end-users to experience a world-class platform while enjoying the high touch local service levels that only the independent dealer channel can provide.”
Mike Maggio, CEO of TriMega added, “Not only is EPIC growing its business, we have a record number of dealers—over 300—with a record number of end-users—over 90,000—participating, and those numbers continue to grow. We are pleased to see our dealers and customers continue to embrace the model.”
Further, with the recent announcement by GSA that Schedule 75 will not be reopened for the foreseeable future, the three GSA programs being offered to participating dealers will continue to be a source of interest and growth. Two of the contracts are via the FSSI/OS3 program by GSA, with the other contract being a traditional schedule 75 agreement held by the joint venture, which was recently renewed through 2022.
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About EPIC Business Essentials
EPIC Business Essentials is a joint venture between Independent Stationers National Accounts and TriMega Purchasing Associations Point Nationwide, with close to a thousand independent dealers spread across the country. EPIC Business Essentials is the tie that binds the two groups together to give independent dealers the ability to compete for multi-geographic commercial accounts and federal business that was once reserved for only the big boxes. Through a centralized ordering platform, consistent invoicing, competitive pricing and contract compliance, EPIC Business Essentials is here to provide customers the experience they deserve while keeping their business where it really should stay, local. To learn more about EPIC Business Essentials go to www.epicbusinessessentials.com.
