MC Sports recognized Pelican International as the Hardlines Vendor of the Year and Implus Corporation as the Softlines Vendor of the Year.
At a ceremony earlier this month, Pelican International won the award for the second straight year. Kelly Woolsey, executive director of sales, accepted the award for Pelican International and Drew Davies, manager-national sales accepted the award for Implus Corporation.
While the winners of our Vendor of the Year Awards are heavily weighted towards performance, our Vendor Rep of the Year Awards also consider the importance of partnership and recognize individuals who have gone the extra mile in protecting not only the vendors they sell for, but the retailers they sell to. For 2014, the Vendor Rep of the Year Award winners are Ron Isaacs of Jef World of Golf for the hardgoods division and Todd Dufford of Perrin-New Agenda for the softlines division.
“Pelican International and Mr. Isaacs with Jef World of Golf both played important roles in helping us achieve our 2014 goals,” noted Scott Schuette, Hardlines Divisional Merchandise Manager for MC Sports. “It’s a tremendous benefit to be associated with manufacturers and representatives who are committed to our success. Both winners worked hard to drive results and help MC Sports achieve a best in class retail experience for our customers.”
“Staying on top of the hot team or the latest trend is important to our success,” noted Mark Lundvick, softlines divisional merchandise manager for MC Sports. “Both Implus Corporation and Todd Dufford of Perrin-New Agenda were instrumental in driving significant improvements in our business for 2014. With their help, we were better equipped to react to changing trends and consumer demand.”
“We are grateful for all our vendor and vendor rep partners,” stated Dan Winchester, Chief Operations Officer for MC Sports. “We are fortunate to have vendors like Pelican International and Implus Corporation and reps like Mr. Isaacs and Mr. Dufford who go above and beyond what’s needed to support our company.”
Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, MC Sports is dedicated to supporting people’s aspiration in sport, competition and personal improvement. They operate 76 stores in 7 states throughout the Midwest.
