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About United Distribution Network

Our Advantages & Expertise:

Experience at all levels of the DSD business cycle (financing, pricing, buying, selling, logistics, distribution, merchandising, key account management)

Logistics, Central Warehouse in Regina

Merchandising & Marketing Programs

Key Account Contacts & Marketing Programs

Knowledge and contacts in multiple channels – retail, food service, grocery, convenience, institutional, government, drug, work camps and more

Experience and successful history developing brands, organizations, companies and territories

Our Business Concept & Vision:

Negotiate profitable distribution agreements between suppliers and our team of distributors

Leverage the entrepreneurial capabilities of dedicated DSD distributors

Operate under the principles of free enterprise, integrity, honesty and the co-operation of like-minded suppliers working with our DSD distributors across Canada

Host and manage an annual trade show and meeting opportunities between our partners and our members

Attend national and international trade and food shows 

Key Levels to Success:

Determine what the best products and brands are in each category

Identify new products and trends that fit the scope of our representation

Secure partnerships with key manufacturers, suppliers or importers of these products

Design an efficient and profitable strategy for distribution into the market – including method, pricing, logistics, marketing, merchandising and necessary support

Collect feedback from all levels – benchmark and analyze feedback for improvements, efficiencies with continuously improvement and growth

The Power of DSD:

Direct Store Delivery (DSD) is the term used to describe a method of delivering products from a supplier/distributor directly to a retail store, thereby bypassing a retailer’s distribution centre and major wholesaler. 

DSD products are typically fast turning, high velocity and high consumer demand products and merchandise. 

Value added service as a part of DSD offering
  • Shelf inventory management
  • In-store forecasting
  • Store level authorization from management
  • Price and promotion execution
  • Store ordering
  • In-Store merchandising. 
  • Returns and Product Rotation
  • Weekly personalized service

Benefits of DSD to the Retailer

Increased sales because of knowledgeable suppler representative of DSD products are in the store once per week merchandising their products. 

Thousands of retailer hours saved due to a reduction in shelf management, pricing and scanning errors because DSD item data is managed by DSD vendors and communicated directly to retailers

Reduced labor expenses for reordering and merchandising products since this is taken care of by the supplier at no extra cost to the retailer. 

DSD products bypass the retail distribution or major wholesale centre. 

Speed to market for new items is improved

Same day order checking and invoicing

Same day solution to returns and/or exchange of unwanted products

In most cases, sales are 100% guaranteed – no risk of unwanted inventory

Mission

United Distribution Network’s mission is to provide sales and marketing solutions for the DSD distribution of products across Canada.

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