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DollarDays, HomeAid America Announce National Partnership

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DollarDays and HomeAid America today announced a national partnership that will help grow HomeAid’s community outreach program to serve more people facing homelessness. As part of the partnership, DollarDays will develop a dedicated online wholesale marketplace where HomeAid chapters across the country can purchase a variety of high-value products to support their outreach campaigns.

HomeAid America is the leading national nonprofit provider of housing for today’s homeless. The organization builds and renovates multiunit homes for America’s temporarily homeless while they rebuild their lives. In addition, HomeAid identifies charities working to end homelessness and collaborates with the building industry to provide extra or upgraded facilities in which to house people.

“HomeAid’s community outreach helps to offset everyday living expenses by providing basic necessities such as clothing and hygiene items to those in need,” said Peter Simons, CEO of HomeAid America. “Since 2014, HomeAid has distributed nearly 10 million essential items to families in need, including diapers and wipes, backpacks, clothing, housewares, and school supplies. DollarDays’ partnership will allow us to better support individuals and families who need help to regain self-sufficiency and get back on their feet.”

“Much of the homeless population HomeAid is working with are families and children,” said Shelly Chaney, Vice President and General Manager for DollarDays. “At DollarDays, our products and services tightly align with organizations that service youth. We welcome the opportunity to partner with HomeAid and extend the good that its chapters do every day.”

About DollarDays
Founded in 2001, DollarDays is the leading supplier of wholesale goods for nonprofits, businesses and betterment organizations. By sourcing affordable products, backed by exceptional service and meaningful community engagement, we strive to inspire and empower our customers to accomplish their missions to improve the lives of people around the world. Recognized as the City of Phoenix Mayor’s Office “2018 Product Exporter of the Year” and Internet Retailer Magazine’s “B2B E-commerce Marketer of the Year” for 2016 and 2017, DollarDays is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information, visit www.dollardays.com.

About HomeAid
HomeAid, founded in Southern California in 1989, is a nonprofit provider of housing and resources for the homeless that operates through a network of 18 chapters nationwide. HomeAid has completed over 550 housing projects with a value of more than $230 million, of which nearly 50 percent was donated by the building industry. HomeAid has added over 10,000 beds that have housed over 325,000 previously homeless individuals. For more information visit www.homeaid.org.

Good360, DollarDays Grow National Partnership

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Good360, the global leader in product philanthropy and purposeful giving, and DollarDays today announced a new partnership that will increase the support of disaster-relief efforts, upholding Good360’s mission to get the right goods to the right people at the right time during all phases of disaster recovery. The agreement builds upon DollarDays’ efforts over the past three years to support Good360 and its diverse base of more than 75,000 nonprofit partners.

DollarDays is currently a leading provider of needed goods through Good360’s online community. Nonprofit organizations looking to maximize their donation dollars can access high-quality, low-cost products for their own charitable efforts. Highly needed products include baby and school supplies, blankets, hygiene kits, and clothing basics, such as shirts, hats, gloves, socks and underwear. DollarDays also supports Good360 with as-needed special orders, recently providing backpacks and school supplies for distribution within the Good360 nonprofit membership network.

“Good360 understands and invests in disaster-recovery preparation like no other organization,” said Shelly Chaney, Vice President and General Manager of DollarDays. “They’re ready to respond and quick to deploy the necessary aid when and wherever it’s needed to people struggling to endure unexpected challenges. By combining Good360’s expertise and experience with DollarDays’ wholesale supply engine, merchandise networks, pricing negotiation skills, and data and analytics tools, we’re creating a powerful force to respond to disasters.”

“With DollarDays, we get to work smarter and more effectively as partners together,” said Howard Sherman, CEO of Good360. “We can source exactly what is needed in the disaster field in order to meet the needs of our nonprofit partners as the demand arises. This relationship also allows us to pre-position highly needed, ‘no regret’ items that can be deployed quickly to disaster-impacted areas. DollarDays has created products and programs that help us and our partners, and will add tremendous value to our disaster-relief efforts.”

In 2017, DollarDays also donated five percent of sales for a week, raising more than $32,000 to help Good360 mobilize its recovery efforts in Texas following Hurricane Harvey.

About DollarDays
Founded in 2001, DollarDays is the leading supplier of wholesale goods for nonprofits, businesses and betterment organizations. By sourcing affordable products, backed by exceptional service and meaningful community engagement, we strive to inspire and empower our customers to accomplish their missions to improve the lives of people around the world. Recognized as the City of Phoenix Mayor’s Office “2018 Product Exporter of the Year” and Internet Retailer Magazine’s “B2B E-commerce Marketer of the Year” for 2016 and 2017, DollarDays is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information, visit www.dollardays.com.

About Good360
Good360’s mission is to transform lives by providing hope, dignity, and a sense of renewed possibility to individuals, families, and communities impacted by disasters or other challenging life circumstances who, without us, would struggle to find that hope. As the global leader in product philanthropy and purposeful giving, we partner with socially responsible companies to source highly needed goods and distribute them through our network of diverse nonprofits that support people in need. Good360 has distributed more than $9 billion in donated goods around the world, helping its network of more than 75,000 prequalified nonprofits strengthen communities and improve the lives of millions. Good360 is proud to partner with corporate donors such as Walmart, UPS, CVS Health Foundation, Amazon, Advance Auto Parts, RH (Restoration Hardware), American Eagle Outfitters, Tempur Sealy International, Mattel, Gap, Inc., Eddie Bauer, Levi Strauss & Company, and JPMorganChase. Good360 is a registered 501(c)(3) organization. Learn more at https://www.good360.org.

Back to School Bucks Seasonal Trends, Becomes Big Business

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As national uproar spreads around teacher pay and educational funding, questions are also being raised around whether schools are increasingly underfunded for classroom supplies. Class supply lists continue to grow and are becoming more costly for families nationwide. DollarDays, a premier supplier of school supplies, recently released a report that up to 85% of supplies were being purchased outside of the traditional month of August, indicating more teachers and parents are making purchases throughout the year for items normally supported with tax dollars.

“The average class list costs parents more than $400 per year per child,” explains Shelly Chaney, Vice President and General Manager of DollarDays. “[W]here we used to see back to school as a seasonal event, we are now seeing individuals making purchases throughout the year, often to offset the needs in classrooms.” […]

When it comes to school supplies, DollarDays is one of the most popular back-to-school destinations [online]. [The company currently] offers over 75,000 [bulk] products sold at wholesale [or below-wholesale] prices. [A]fter 17 years in the industry, [DollarDays] truly [knows] how to source and support the products that ensure retailers keep high margins without being concerned with warehousing product.

“Stocking the shelves with school supplies is about finding the right mix of offerings,” says Chaney. “We can partner with retailers to determine the right category mix, select the correct packaging options and determine whether planograms are the right methodology for their space, all while offsetting costs. This level of partnership ensures our customers have the right solution to sell these products and meet the needs of their own customers.”

As more schools face economic challenges and many districts transition to year-round curriculums, it’s no doubt […] retailers will continue to see the back-to-school industry break out of the traditional seasonal time period. In fact, it may be just a matter of time before school supplies become routine items for any retailer’s product mix.

Original article here: https://independentretailer.com/2018/05/08/back-to-school-bucks-seasonal-trends-and-becomes-big-business/

DollarDays Announces Jim Jacobs as New Chief Financial Officer

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DollarDays, a leading wholesaler and product marketplace, today announced the appointment of Jim Jacobs as Chief Financial Officer. Jacobs will report directly to Chief Executive Officer Ronald C. Pruett, Jr. He will oversee the company’s day-to-day operations, financial planning, reporting, accounting, tax and treasury functions.

“We are thrilled to have Jim on board as Chief Financial Officer, especially during this exciting time in our company’s trajectory,” said Pruett. “Jim is a financial executive with extensive experience leading business transformations. I’m confident that with Jim’s assistance,, we will be well-positioned to accomplish our business objectives moving forward.”

As Chief Financial Officer, Jacobs is responsible for driving DollarDays’ economic growth and overseeing all financial operations. He will also provide strong daily support of the business and lend his deep knowledge and experience in finance, performance management, business growth and board relations.

“It is clear to me that DollarDays has a strong performing brand, a committed team, and a network of supportive and engaged clients,” says Jacobs. “I’m thrilled to be joining the DollarDays leadership team and look forward to working closely with this dynamic group to help grow the organization.”

Previously, Jacobs served as the Chief Financial Officer of JUST Goods, Inc., a consumer products company focused on sustainability, where he led the finance, legal and human resource functions. Prior to joining JUST Goods, Mr. Jacobs served in senior finance roles for several companies, including Studio One Media, Inc., the Arizona Cardinals Football Club, and Texas Pacific Group. Additionally, he spent nine years at KPMG Peat Marwick, where he focused on retail, manufacturing and distribution audit clients.

Jacobs received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Southern California and is a Certified Public Accountant. He currently serves on the advisory boards of Pinnacle Transplant Technologies and HIMS/Health Information Management Systems.

About DollarDays
Founded in 2001, DollarDays is the leading supplier of wholesale goods for nonprofits, businesses and betterment organizations. By sourcing affordable products, backed by exceptional service and meaningful community engagement, we strive to inspire and empower our customers to accomplish their missions to improve the lives of people around the world. Recognized as the City of Phoenix Mayor’s Office “2018 Product Exporter of the Year” and Internet Retailer Magazine’s “B2B E-commerce Marketer of the Year” for 2016 and 2017, DollarDays is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information, visit www.dollardays.com.

Small-business Advice: Traits of Great Leaders

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What makes a great business leader, in your opinion? The ability to inspire passion and excitement among colleagues and employees? Amazing insights into what customers want and need? An uncanny ability to discard background noise and identify important trends in the marketplace?

Adam Toren at Entrepreneur.com polled his readers for their ideas on what makes a great leader and culled a top 10 list of leadership characteristics. His favorite was the one that a defined a leader as a person who “empowers his people to do their best by believing in them, guiding them and being an example.”

Other readers said an exceptional entrepreneur should lead, earn the respect of his [or her] team members, demonstrate flexibility and not be afraid to take risks.

Looking for some other ideas on leadership? Business Pundit has 12 quotes from Hall of Fame basketball player and coach John Wooden. A leader is “someone who can give correction without causing resentment,” [he says] and [adds,] “Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.”

Several business blogs, including Small Business Trends, are also buzzing over Susan Scott’s Fierce Leadership book. From the reviews, it sounds like Scott makes the case that leaders need to employ radical levels of honesty and transparency in dealing with their employees. In a brief interview on Amazon’s website, Scott notes, “If you want to become a great leader, you must gain the capacity to connect with your colleagues and customers at a deep level.”

Finally, in her Power Speaker blog, Suzanne Bates talks about leaders can use storytelling to share leadership lessons. Bates says that stories can be a great way to communicate such lessons—as long as leaders avoid telling stories that meander, are too vague or go on too long. The goal is to keep stories brief, clear and to the point. If you’re having trouble developing the story, Bates suggests telling the story outline to a friend or partner who can ask questions and help you clarify the most powerful leadership lessons.

What do you think are the essential characteristics of a great business leader? What are some other leadership skills you admire in others or try to cultivate in your own leadership role? What are some of your favorite business quotes? Have you used stories as a leadership tool or been in the audience when a speaker delivered a great leadership story?

DollarDays Promotes Marc Joseph to CEO

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Marc Joseph has been named CEO of Phoenix, Arizona-based DollarDays, a web-based wholesaler to small businesses and local distributors. Joseph had been COO since the company’s founding in 2001. Martin Lakin, who has been DollarDays’ Senior Director of Sales and Marketing for three years, takes over the COO post.

Under Marc’s and Martin’s leadership, DollarDays has grown exponentially every year, said Christopher P. Baker, chairman of C.P. Baker & Co., DollarDays’ parent company. Their promotions signal the company’s continued commitment to their superlative vision, direction and management that helps small businesses compete against larger enterprises by offering competitive goods and prices.

Joseph has held executive positions with Federated Department Stores, Bills, Everything’s A Dollar and Crown Books. Joseph also founded his own chain of hair salons in Phoenix and grew it to 11 salons, including two spas, before selling it and helping to launch DollarDays. Joseph also is the author of “The Secrets of Retailing…or How to Beat Walmart.”

Before joining DollarDays, Lakin was Director of Operations for bank card issuer Metris Cos. Lakin also has served as Senior Director of Operations for MyGeek.com, a search engine marketing company. He began his career at FACS Group, a division of Federated Department Stores.

Original article here:
https://www.digitalcommerce360.com/2005/10/03/dollar-days-promotes-marc-joseph-to-ceo/