Orgill is the largest independently owned hardlines distributor servicing over 13,000 retail locations. They do business in every US state, Canadian province, and 50 additional countries, with revenue over $3.7 billion.
They just added Big Green Egg as a new vendor this year, which is big news for both parties. For Orgill it’s the addition of the one of the most well-known brands in grilling to offer their customers, and for Big Green Egg it expands their distribution.
Orgill serves possibly the most diverse base of retail customers of any distributor in this industry. From many of the industry’s top pro dealers to suburban hardware stores and farm and ranch dealers, we are constantly working to build a more robust range of products to meet all of these dealers’ needs and we think these new partnerships are a good illustration of those efforts.
Boyden Moore, Orgill’s president and CEO
The addition of Big Green Egg seems like a perfect match. Big Green Egg currently is a popular brand at Ace Hardware locations, which use the independent retailer model, and at local grill stores. This just build off of that foundation to bring the brand to more like-stores.
Orgill is offering all of Big Green Egg’s products through a drop-ship program. For retailers that want to explore their products and company more, Big Green Egg will be at Orgill’s Dealer Market, which is scheduled for February 20-22 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.
We know a lot of retailers are weighing their options when it comes to suppliers, so we wanted to make sure we could offer them access to the same vendors they were familiar with and that 1 resonate with customers in their trading areas. Not only does this allow them to support the brands their customers have grown accustomed to but it also makes any kind of conversion to Orgill even easier.
Boyden Moore, Orgill’s president and CEO
Being able to offer brands like Big Green Egg will help Orgill with getting existing retail locations to sign-up with them. They’ve actively been trying to grow their retail partners, which was very apparent when they wrote an open letter to True Value stores once True Value entered bankruptcy.