Consulting Services
Who we are.
Ohio Valley Wholesale Distributors Inc. are wholesale tobacco and
convenience store merchandise distributors doing business in West Virginia,
Ohio, and Kentucky.
Business Review
Over the years we’ve developed a number of services and business tools. We
implemented and tested them. Kept most, eliminated some. And continually
refine them. The result is a host of proven programs, reports and analysis,
tools and tips to help you do business better, faster, easier.
Customer Service
Whether your requests are simple or complex, our knowledgeable and
attentive sales representatives are happy to assist. And when new products
come to market, you can count on our reps to introduce you and familiarize
you with the product. Should you simply need to get more information about
existing merchandise in our catalog, don’t hesitate to ask!
Government Relations
The more informed you are about the most up-to-date national and state
industry, retail and legislative issues, the better you’ll be able to make
decisions that effect your business. No matter how involved you want to be,
the information is available to you 24/7.
- Legislative, industry, general updates and news
- Who to call -- valuable contact information and phone numbers
- Petition information and submission forms
New Store Setup and Layout
Whether your store is old or new, our merchandise staff can assist you
with your store setup and layout. Using proven shelf Plano grams, merchandise
techniques and traffic flow analysis we can help you maximize your sales and
profits. And using our numerous merchandising aids we can make your store
look better than ever.
C-Scape
This activity based costing model can show you what items are making you
money and which are not. Using this tool we can analyze your product mix and
product space allocations and scientifically measure the results of these
decisions. Taking into account not only the actual product cost but all of
the “hidden” overhead costs associated with each product and category results
in some very interesting and often times unexpected insights. Then using this
information we can adjust your product mix, pricing, placement and space
allocations to maximize your sales and profit.
Business Intelligence
We employ state of the art business intelligence software to analyze
trends and identify opportunities to help you increase sales and profits. In
addition these tools are available to you via the Web so you can measure your
store's performance and help you make informed decisions based on that
information.
Inventory
Management
We can help you manage your inventory using our state of the art vendor
managed inventory system. Instead of sending us your order you simply send us
your inventory. Our system, using your unique purchasing history and
sophisticated mathematical models, will calculate the optimum inventory order
for your store allowing you to maximize your sales and at the same time
reduce your inventory.
Customer Advisory Panel
Our customer advisory panel meets quarterly to discuss ways to help drive
costs from the distribution system. This may involve collaboration on new
ordering and delivery methods, group purchasing opportunities to reduce cost
or ways to help increase sales and profits.
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