RETAILOBSERVER.COM AUGUST 2020
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he first half of 2020 saw an unprecedented number of
challenges, as independent retailers were tasked with
navigating store closures and lockdowns amid the global
pandemic. The challenges continue, but the back half of 2020 has the
potential to present this space with equally unprecedented opportunity.
Consumers who've been holed up in their homes have been sitting
on couches and at dinner tables and cooking and cleaning at higher
frequencies than ever before. Pent-up demand and increased
disposable income could lend themselves to a highly profitable final
few months of the year for independent retailers — if they can get their
hands on inventory.
And that's exactly where Nationwide Marketing Group hopes to
step in and help, by offering members the opportunity to gain access
to a wide range of product in various forms from our vendor partners.
That includes a unique new virtual buying opportunity this month:
PrimeTime Early Access.
Understanding the challenges presented by COVID-19, Nationwide
recently announced plans to move PrimeTime in Las Vegas to October.
That said, the group still intends to work closely with the vendor
community to offer members additional buying windows this summer.
"Despite having to move PrimeTime to October, we still wanted to
ensure that our members had the opportunity to get their truckload
and container orders in now so that they can be ready for the Black
Friday and holiday shopping season," says Patrick Maloney, senior
vice president of merchandising for Nationwide.
For three weeks this month, Nationwide will highlight special deals
available for members across the various product categories.
"Independent retailers form the foundation of our economy, and
their value is without question," says Maloney. "We've worked closely
with and have joined a lot of our vendor partners in order to make
PrimeTime Early Access an event that puts our members in the best
possible position to have success during the back half of 2020 and
moving forward."
More information is available for members by visiting
www.nationwidecashback.com.
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PRIMETIME EARLY ACCESS
OFFERS NATIONWIDE MEMBERS
LONGER BUYING WINDOWS THIS SUMMER
