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DBL Names Adams Vendor Business Manager
June 23, 2010 From News
DBL Distributing announced this week that it has named Randy Adams its new vendor business manager. Adams, a 16-year industry veteran, formerly was an associate buyer for CompUSA.
June 23, 2010 From News
DBL Distributing announced this week that it has named Randy Adams its new vendor business manager. Adams, a 16-year industry veteran, formerly was an associate buyer for CompUSA.
Distributors on the Dais
July 2009 From Picture Business
What are the programs or initiatives that the distributor community is enacting with dealers’ well-being in mind that excite them the most?
July 2009 From Picture Business
What are the programs or initiatives that the distributor community is enacting with dealers’ well-being in mind that excite them the most?
May 6, 2009 From News
DBL Distributing, coming off a management shakeup earlier in the week, on Tuesday announced the release of its spring-summer catalog for 2009. the catalog, running 1,200 pages, includes 23,000 items from over 630 product lines.
January 14, 2009 From News
DBL Distributing LLC recently announced a new distribution agreement with Celestron, a worldwide leader of optical technologies.
December 2008 From News
DBL Distributing LLC, recently announced a new distribution partnership with Tamrac Carrying Solutions, a worldwide “brand name” for camera bags. Through the exclusive US distribution agreement, DBL will be equipped with Tamrac’s diverse selection of stylish, yet rugged camera bags. “Tamrac manufactures quality bags, using innovative materials and creative solutions. With the concerns of photo enthusiast in mind, Tamrac has revolutionized the art of camera bags. Some of the most innovative solutions in every Tamrac SLR camera bag are a total coverage top, Pop-Off™ pockets to hold accessories in clear view, Lens-Bridge™ and Lens-Gate™ hold the SLR cameras above the equipment with various lens
Positive Customer Experience Still Rule One
October 2008 From Picture Business
Competing with the big box retailers can be a challenge for the independent photo retailer in today’s economy. Think outside the box! The best ways to increase sales and provide a better overall experience for your customers is to accessorize your big merchandise, educate your customer, maintain superior inventory management and carry the newest technology. Accessorize Your Merchandise Be creative with merchandising your products and maximize your sales with the addition of accessories. Especially in the photo industry, accessories are the perfect way to increase customer loyalty, enhance your customers’ shopping experience and, above all, maximize your profits. In order to maximize
October 2008 From Picture Business
Competing with the big box retailers can be a challenge for the independent photo retailer in today’s economy. Think outside the box! The best ways to increase sales and provide a better overall experience for your customers is to accessorize your big merchandise, educate your customer, maintain superior inventory management and carry the newest technology. Accessorize Your Merchandise Be creative with merchandising your products and maximize your sales with the addition of accessories. Especially in the photo industry, accessories are the perfect way to increase customer loyalty, enhance your customers’ shopping experience and, above all, maximize your profits. In order to maximize
DBL Marks “New Era” With Key Initiatives
September 2008 From News
Don Anderson of DBL Distributing said yesterday’s ceremony marking the transition of the company’s logistics and warehousing to Ingram Micro’s sprawling facility in Jonestown, Pa., was more than a ribbon cutting. “This is the beginning of a new era for DBL,” he said. To kick off this new beginning, DBL is launching several initiatives. Those include the formation of a new marketing team that will focus on serving an increasingly influential Latino market, broadening its gaming accessories offerings and hiring a former CompUSA buyer to drive the market, and adding a small-appliance line, according to Anderson, DBL’s executive vice president of operations
September 2008 From News
Don Anderson of DBL Distributing said yesterday’s ceremony marking the transition of the company’s logistics and warehousing to Ingram Micro’s sprawling facility in Jonestown, Pa., was more than a ribbon cutting. “This is the beginning of a new era for DBL,” he said. To kick off this new beginning, DBL is launching several initiatives. Those include the formation of a new marketing team that will focus on serving an increasingly influential Latino market, broadening its gaming accessories offerings and hiring a former CompUSA buyer to drive the market, and adding a small-appliance line, according to Anderson, DBL’s executive vice president of operations
How Retailers Avoid The Credit Crunch
June 2008 From News
Protecting cash and credit during an economic downturn is a matter of survival: Squander your cash or credit power, and you’re dead. Money is just not flowing in like it used to. Not only are consumers more hesitant to spend, lenders are more hesitant to loan to just anybody. Unfortunately, most retailers find themselves stuck in the middle of the dilemma. While the impact of consumers’ recent belt-tightening can be immediately felt, tightening in the credit market has been more subtle but no less significant. Dealers such as Abt Electronics in the Chicago area, Starpower Home Entertainment Systems in the Dallas market
June 2008 From News
Protecting cash and credit during an economic downturn is a matter of survival: Squander your cash or credit power, and you’re dead. Money is just not flowing in like it used to. Not only are consumers more hesitant to spend, lenders are more hesitant to loan to just anybody. Unfortunately, most retailers find themselves stuck in the middle of the dilemma. While the impact of consumers’ recent belt-tightening can be immediately felt, tightening in the credit market has been more subtle but no less significant. Dealers such as Abt Electronics in the Chicago area, Starpower Home Entertainment Systems in the Dallas market
May 2008 From News
DBL Distributing plans to shift the majority of its warehousing and shipping operations from the company’s Scottsdale, Ariz., headquarters to larger facilities in California and Pennsylvania owned by its parent company, Ingram Micro. The move will increase DBL’s warehousing space from 100,000 square feet in Scottsdale to a combined total of over a million square feet in the Mira Loma, Calif., and Jonestown, Pa., locations. DBL president Henry Chiarelli said the move should be completed by August. DBL will soon begin shipping product from Scottsdale to the new locations and will coordinate new product shipments with its manufacturer partners to those warehouses. The
The Distribution Channel Weighs In on the Future of Imaging Retail
April 2008 From Picture Business
Q&A Provides Unique Insight From Middle Link on the Product-to-Consumer Chain When discussing the full spectrum of what imaging distributors bring to retail today, it might be easier to talk about what they don’t do, as that list is far more manageable. Let’s see, there’s inventory tracking, warehouse shipping, marketing support, product training, trend spotting and product placement to name but a few of the roles today’s distributor plays within the product-to-consumer chain. As we attempt to further examine the imaging distribution market in this issue we thought we’d do something a little different this year. Instead of asking the industry’s various
April 2008 From Picture Business
Q&A Provides Unique Insight From Middle Link on the Product-to-Consumer Chain When discussing the full spectrum of what imaging distributors bring to retail today, it might be easier to talk about what they don’t do, as that list is far more manageable. Let’s see, there’s inventory tracking, warehouse shipping, marketing support, product training, trend spotting and product placement to name but a few of the roles today’s distributor plays within the product-to-consumer chain. As we attempt to further examine the imaging distribution market in this issue we thought we’d do something a little different this year. Instead of asking the industry’s various
February 2008 From News
DBL Distributing announced Monday that it has named Tim Coakley to the position of senior vice president of merchandising and purchasing. In the position, Coakley will oversee the company’s marketing, merchandising, and purchasing operations, as well as its online marketing efforts. Coakley, a 25-year veteran of the electronics industry, most recently worked as vice president of merchandising for the recently shuttered retail chain CompUSA. In a statement announcing the hiring, DBL President Henry Chiarelli described Coakley as “an experienced merchandiser with a polished skill-set to lead DBL toward a winning marketing strategy.” Chiarelli and Coakley formerly worked together at CompUSA. What
June 2007 From News
The technology distributor Ingram Micro announced Wednesday that it has purchased the net assets of DBL Distributing. The transaction is for $96 million, and will be financed through Ingram Micro’s current borrowing capacity, the company said in a statement. “Our acquisition of DBL Distributing is another step forward in Ingram Micro’s consumer electronics strategy,” Ingram Micro CEO Greg Spierkel said in the company’s announcement. Once the deal is completed, DBL will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Ingram Micro. Ingram Micro will also take ownership of NXG Technology, the DBL-owned brand of audio/video installation products.
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