As a product or service supplier, buying groups present a fantastic opportunity for you to sign new clients and drive your business forward — but is becoming a supplier for a national buyers group right for you?
Take a look at how becoming a supplier for a buying group benefits your business network, industry insights, and bottom line.
Increase Your Revenue
One of the most significant buying group benefits for suppliers is increasing your revenue with deals that may not have been possible outside of a buyers group.
Members within buying groups can come together to purchase goods and services from suppliers they could not afford on their own. From a supplier’s point of view, this results in more deals made and sales written; with collective retail sales of over £1.5 billion, supplying to a buyers group like AIS is a powerful way to boost your revenue.
Build A Bigger Business Network
When you join a national buyers group as a supplier, you can access a list of buying group members across the country. This means you can network and write sales without chasing down individual businesses yourself, saving you time and money on your marketing and lead generation.
Attend Buying-Focused Trade Shows
As a supplier, you’ll be invited to trade shows where you can exhibit, network, and close deals with buying group members that are in your target industry.
INDX, organised by AIS, has one of the busiest trade show calendars in the country, with twenty events each year in a across fashion and home sectors.
Save Time On Administration
When you’re a supplier to a national buyers group, the buying group will consolidate all member statements and payments together, saving your administration team’s time and allowing you to get paid regularly.
Get The Competitive Edge In Your Industry
Suppliers to a buying group can benefit from the font of knowledge within the group itself, giving you a critical insight into trends and market insights from industry experts and retailers.
By supplying to a buyers group, you can also release marketing assets and product information quickly and easily with members, helping you to get more exposure to your products and stay ahead of your competition.
Become A Supplier For AIS
If you’d like to become a supplier for AIS and start reaping the buying group benefits, you can learn more about being an AIS supplier and start your application here.
Whether you’re a retailer or supplier, we look forward to hearing from you. If you have any questions or wish to speak with one of our experts, call 0121 711 2200, email info@aistores.co.uk or complete our contact form online.
