Local Area Buyers Group

[theislandtan]

Does anyone work with other local salons to form a sort of buyers group in an attempt to get better prices from vendors?

We have two distubutors near us and I'm thinking if our salon along with a few others got together and formed something like a buyers group we could approach them in hopes of getting a better discount.

All salons involved would buy most, if not all from one or both distributors. More volume usually equals better pricing...

[Tanning Queen]

There already is a buyers group I believe. Many on here buy thru them. ITBG I think it is called?

[theislandtan]

Originally Posted by Tanning Queen

There already is a buyers group I believe. Many on here buy thru them. ITBG I think it is called?

We have purcahsed through them. I'm wondering if something could be created in a local environment and worked through a single vendor. Our nearest vendor will deliver the same day if the order is big enough. Plus we'd deal with a single person thats nearby.

[Mojave Tan]

I have thought about that before. Not only for product purchasing, but think of the minimal investment to advertising with 4 salons splitting the bill.