ICBA pursues bid opportunities with vendors to provide exceptional pricing on high-volume, everyday commodity products. To achieve exceptional bid pricing, ICBA relies on the aggregated projected purchases of participating stores to negotiate best pricing, often up to 30% below what is typically available in the marketplace.
The SOURCE Program is ICBA’s exclusive commitment-based model for purchasing T-shirts, fleece, polo shirts, performance wear, headwear, and blankets. Since its inception in 2014, 5.2 million garments have been purchased under this program. In 2018, The SOURCE expanded to include commodity school supply products, including notebooks and binders; 1.9 million paper products have been purchased. A selection team comprised of ICBA Members evaluates Vendor bids and product samples. Awarded bids are announced in December; commitments are placed through the end of March for the upcoming buying year.
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VIEW THE SOURCE PROGRAMS IN DETAIL
ICBA Members must log in to view The SOURCE Programs. To access program details from your Member Dashboard, scroll down to the Vendor Program listing and search for "The SOURCE."
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EXAMPLES
Here are a few ways ICBA Members use products purchased on The SOURCE:
- Everyday essentials T-shirt collections
- Sales events such as box sales, secret sales, holiday promotions
- Buy One Get One sales
- Game Day T-shirts
- Stadium or arena “White Out” events
- Value price notebooks competitive with mass-market at back-to-school
- Low-cost binders for assembling custom course-packs
PHOTOS
For more information on The SOURCE , contact Denise Walsh at DeniseWalsh@ICBAInc.com or Svea Chrimes at SveaChrimes@ICBAinc.com.