Agio Expands Domestic Fulfillment and Warehouse Program
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Agio is launching its new Domestic Fulfillment and Warehouse Program at this April’s High Point Market expressly intended to meet the demand for their brand name and product line.
The 2016 Domestic Program allows qualified buyers to carry select Agio collections without a container requirement or minimum order. Agio’s sales representatives will coordinate this program with buyers in their territories and have all the details of the program.
“Over the years we have had so many requests for orders less than a container that we have had to decline,” said Andy Sokol, Agio’s vice president for Sales. “Next came e-commerce companies who wanted our brand. Now we don’t have to turn these customers away.”
Agio’s initial domestic fulfillment program began last year with just four collections offered through a national distributor. For 2016, 12 collections will be available. Program sets range from comfortable deep-seating groups and casual bar and dining sets, to fire pit chat groups and rocking chair sets. For this new program, Agio has contracted the services of Shelba Johnson Trucking for their warehousing, trucking and fulfillment services and will self-manage the inventory levels.
“Based on how well customers responded to our announcement at the Las Vegas Winter Market that we will be able to start delivering orders in April, this new program should be a home run,” Sokol said.
Retailers who are already container buyers may also use the program to balance inventory or to place in-season orders that can be shipped on an as-needed basis.
“This is an opportunity for retailers to get involved with Agio from the ground floor and build their program with some of our most popular collections,” said Sokol. “This is also a great opportunity for the decorators and project managers who love and want our product to now serve their clients,” he said.
Fulfillment for this new program will begin by the end of April 2016 – perfect timing for retailers looking to place summer orders and consumers ready to expand their Outdoor Rooms for the season.
