Outsource Your Product Merchandising To the Experts
Reaching your customer base and capturing new consumers has never been more important. As manufacturers and retailers, your businesses rely on third-party distribution and merchandising partners to maintain the customers you have worked so hard to attract. We can integrate your company's objectives into customized merchandising programs that attract consumers to your products and motivate them to buy.
As the leading distributor of pet information products to such established retailers as PetsMart, PETCO, Pet Supermarket, Petland, Pet Supplies Plus and Petcetera, Global Distribution Services has the resources and expertise to expand our in-store services in the pet retailing environment. We are proud to offer pet product manufacturers and retailers enhanced distribution and merchandising services beyond magazine and book management.
From category management and complete merchandising to marketing assistance, we can offer increased profits and peace of mind as your Single-Source merchandising partner. Expanding our exposure in the pet retail environment, we can outfit an entire store, creating customized merchandising programs for individual manufacturers that fit the retail formats we already service.
Are You Getting the Facings You Paid For?
Do You Know Your Market Share/Shelf Space in Key Retailers?
Is Your Endcap Promotion Properly Set?
The answer to these questions is "Yes" when you take advantage of Global Distribution Services full range of enhanced merchandising services.
Category Management
Complete Merchandising
Global Distribution Services offers a wide variety of display systems geared to work effectively within a store's format. Each display is designed to enhance the presentation of product for quick turnover. We help our partnering customers drastically improve their product presentation to improve customers' shopping experience through these additional services:
Marketing Assistance
Global Distribution Services creates marketing and promotional materials tailored specifically for the unique needs of our partnering customers. We offer:
GDS Field Force
With specialized expertise in merchandising in the pet industry environment, our field force ensures your product categories are geared to complement the specific retail format. Our Service Representatives visit our 3,330 retail accounts monthly to personally handle and stock displays.
Our Service Representatives do more than just rotate product and take inventory. They develop solid relationships with store personnel and management, learn the culture and environment of each store, and tailor merchandising programs to motivate customers to purchase inventory.
Our Expertise
Partnering with Global Distribution Services means you capitalize on our Pet Industry Expertise, our own publishing family and the solid relationships we have developed with other leading pet information and product manufacturers.
Ask Our Corporate Support Services
Through our highly qualified U.S. and Canada regional staff, Global Distribution Services provides immediate response to in-store and manufacturer requests. To view our international service areas, visit our Corporate Support Services page, and to inquire about our Enhanced Merchandising Services, call (800) 426-2516.
For More Information, Contact:
Global Distribution Services
P.O. Box 6050, Mission Viejo, CA 92690
(800) 426-2516 • (949) 855-8822 • Fax (949) 855-3045
e-mail: contactgds@globalinstore.com