LISLE, Ill. -- Royal Buying Group Inc. (RBG) has partnered with Staples Advantage,the division of office products company Staples, serving medium to large-sized organizations. RBG members and vendor partners are now eligible to purchase office supplies through Staples, receiving specially negotiated national chain pricing.
"Staples is committed to making it easy to buy a wide range of office products and services," said Joe Conway, regional vice president for Staples Business Advantage. "We're doing this by providing a low total cost program backed by exceptional customer [image-nocss] service."
Sharon Porter, RBG's director of vendors and business development, said,"In this challenging economy, we are excited to provide a low cost solution for both our retail members and vendor partners for office supplies and services."
According to Michael Zielinski, RBG's president and CEO, "Royal Buying Group continues to expand programs and services that meet the current and future needs of our membership, and this partnership with Staples will continue our long-term commitment to reduce supply chain costs for the convenience industry."
Staples Advantage is Framingham, Mass.-based Staples' fastest growing division. The business serves midsized companies through Staples Business Advantage and Fortune 1000 companies through Staples National Advantage. Staples Advantage works collaboratively with its customers enabling procurement professionals to efficiently manage office products and services programs with low total delivered cost.
RBG, headquartered in Lisle, Ill., is a national organization dedicated to maximizing sales and profitability of convenience stores, petroleum locations, college book stores, truckstops/travel plaza centers, auto repair facilities, tobacco outlets and liquor stores. It now represents almost 6,000 locations nationwide. The core service capabilities include negotiating with regional and national suppliers for impactful and competitive sales and marketing programs, providing category management expertise, marketing support, customer service support and more.
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