An ALLPRO® Publication JULY / AUGUST 2015
By Joe Poliseo
Who Says History is Dull? Things have been anything but dull at ALLPRO since the last historical summary was prepared in 2009. 2010 saw the addition of nine new vendors added to the approved roster of suppliers, as well as seven new members. As many companies found these economic times difficult, the group also lost seven members to resignation. In spite of the economic challenges, there was still a large net gain in storefronts.
location, housed in our home office in Tampa, FL. The corporate office would be relocated to a facility that had adequate warehouse space for the distribution center to begin operations. It was projected that the new location would serve the Southeast from Florida northward to the Carolinas, and west to
additional Stockholder members voted in at the spring meeting; it was the first net gain in number of members during the last few years.
Member purchases through the group were growing steadily and purchases from the Massachusetts DC were increasing. So much so in fact, that the distribution center offered a “VIP” for the first time to those members who supported the facility. As stated earlier, the ability The ALLPRO Distribution to fulfill orders, especially Center in Massachusetts for ALLPRO brand goods, in was growing at a very between member direct nice but controlled rate, purchases was great. This and exceeded success culminated in the expectations in ALLPRO headquarters profitability in just the 2nd relocating to a new facility full year of its existence. in September of 2011 and This new and beneficial served as the beginning of feature of the group our second successful provided a great deal of distribution center. The new aid in growing the number DC was scheduled to start of ALLPRO brand lines at servicing a limited many member geographic area in the ALLPRO’S Southeast Distribution Center shares a building with our Corporate Headquarters. companies. Support of all Southeast before the end of ALLPRO suppliers continued to 2011. Membership continued to Texas, Oklahoma, and Missouri. strengthen during this period and grow and ALLPRO surpassed Research on the new facility was a major push to the Business 1,500 storefronts for the first time began by 2010’s end. Development Team, soon to be in our history. four strong. ALLPRO’s 2010 BDT 2011 began with a similar pattern Much of the work in the following saw the retirement of Steve in membership. We added some year was dedicated to outlining Meyer and the addition of Tim great new members, but also lost and designing a new accounting Jeffries and Mike Roesch. others due to difficult economic system. The current system was times and outside acquisition. With the continued benefit outdated and it was becoming Three new companies joined, and provided to the membership by clear that with our steady growth, three resigned in the first quarter. the Northeast DC, plans were it would soon be unusable as The tide began to turn in favor of being formed and budgets invoice transaction loads the independents with three (Continued on page 8) outlined to open a second