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Worldwide currently serves over 500 independent retailer store locations nation-wide with their buying needs. Our business is to bring together suppliers and retailers for the mutual benefit of both.

How does a buying cooperative work?

Benefits of our Preferred Vendors:

Worldwide holds 2 major order writing tradeshows each year

Dedicated staff of expert category managers to work with you on presenting the best program and assortment for our membership

Opportunity to work with a Worldwide Category Manager at industry tradeshows and between shows

Advertising and marketing opportunities to get in front of the membership prior to the show through print and electronic means

Give your product exposure at our market direction meetings and events within our tradeshows

Central billing - Worldwide pays invoices on behalf of the members

Worldwide members support the brands they work with. It’s a wonder how many of them come in and actually write orders. In this day and age, that’s a rarity.

- Denny Hochwinder, Timberland Pro

We at Vista Outdoor have strong partnerships with the independent dealers. Worldwide shows are the best avenue for us to reach the members all at one time and in one location.

- Beth Merkle, Vista Outdoor

Thank you Worldwide for everything you’ve done for our sales organization and for all of the vendors we represent.

- Jack Harding, J. Harding & Associates

The trade shows been a great way to network with the members and a lot of our product designs have even come from Worldwide members. We love Worldwide shows.

- Kent Millicam, Camp Chef

I really appreciate working the Worldwide tradeshows because of the member’s support and it’s one of the few shows you can go to where members actually write orders.

- Bill Berta, KEEN Utility