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BuyerZone Announces Partnership with Office Furniture Dealers Alliance
Top Local Office Furniture Dealers Added to B2B e-marketplace's Supplier Network
WATERTOWN, Mass., (March 11, 2004) - BuyerZone, the leading online marketplace for B2B purchasing, announced today a strategic partnership with the Office Furniture Dealers Alliance (OFDA). With this new partnership, BuyerZone has formed key supplier alliances with many of the top local Office Furniture dealers across the U.S.
The OFDA is the leading office furniture organization representing more than 1,000 dealers and their trading partners. As the furniture division of the Independent Office Products and Furniture Dealers Association, the OFDA furnishes its members with business solutions-education and training, research and information, advocacy, and networking opportunities-that make them more effective and most importantly, more profitable.
BuyerZone is the leading provider of purchasing tools and advice for small to mid-sized businesses. From Benefits to Office Furniture, Office Equipment to HR Services, Telecommunications Equipment to Professional Services, BuyerZone covers more than 90 types of critical business purchases.
"For the thousands of businesses that use BuyerZone's free Request for Quotes service to purchase Office Furniture, the addition of these reputable and reliable dealers ensures that buyers will connect with the best suppliers and solutions to fit their specific needs," stated Sam Zales, President and CEO of BuyerZone. "For the OFDA, connecting directly with BuyerZone's actively interested buyers will help them grow their businesses by shortening the sales cycle and improving their marketing ROI."
"Our members are excited about partnering with BuyerZone," stated Jim McGarry, President of the OFDA. "They know that the Office Furniture leads provided by BuyerZone will help them grow their businesses by improving their ROI and shortening an otherwise lengthy sales cycle."
This agreement marks another milestone in a series of strategic partnerships that BuyerZone has formed with leading publications, industry associations, web sites and key B2B companies to provide the best e-marketplace for business purchasing for buyers and suppliers.
About BuyerZone
Since 1992, BuyerZone has helped millions of companies save and spend wisely on products and services they need to run their businesses. Facilitating more than $1 billion in B2B transactions in 2003, BuyerZone's premier Request for Quotes toolset and award-winning procurement advice cover more than 90 types of critical business purchases.
Profitable since mid-2002, BuyerZone is a privately-held, venture backed company whose investors include BancBoston Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Commonwealth Capital Ventures, Flagship Ventures and Women's Growth Capital Fund. Vendor partners include Lanier, Mitsubishi, NEC, Nortel, Pitney Bowes, Paychex, Toshiba and Xerox.
For more information, please visit BuyerZone's web site at http://www.buyerzone.com.
About Office Furniture Dealers Alliance
Since its founding in 1904, the Office Furniture Dealers
Alliance (OFDA) has provided vital research, information,
government advocacy, training and networking services to the
office furniture industry for 100 years.
For more information, please visit the OFDA web site at http://www.ofdanet.org.
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Press Contact:
Scotty Rill
617-868-5757 ext.112
srill@buyerzone.com
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