TIMBER MART Hosts First-Ever Hybrid Buying Show

With over 1,000 dealers and vendors in attendance, TIMBER MART hosted its first-ever hybrid national buying show via its virtual cloud-based tradeshow platform, and at the Toronto Congress Centre.

“We’ve applied the best practices from our last two virtual buying shows to this year’s event and maintained our focus on offering a true buying show – one that we believe has become one of the best buying shows our industry has to offer,” says Bernie Owens, president & CEO of TIMBER MART.

In addition to the hundreds of TIMBER MART stores in attendance, 270 vendor booths filled the virtual and 70,000-square-foot show floor at the Toronto Congress Centre. New to the event this year was a show app designed to hold pertinent event information like the schedule of events and show floorplan as well as facilitate online chat between attendees and appointment scheduling between dealers and vendors.

The in-person show floor featured a wide range of show displays and attractions, including TIMBER MART’s new pallet-buy area that presented a wide range of products for sale in pallet quantities. At the centre of the floor, the TIMBER MART area encompassed hubs for all of TIMBER MART’s services and programs, including: TIMBER MART LBM Distribution, dealer marketing, merchandising and banner support. In light of TIMBER MART’s partnership with the CFL, the CFL Grey Cup was prominently positioned on the show floor for photo opportunities as attendees entered the hall.

On Wednesday, February 15, TIMBER MART hosted dealers meetings, where members were kept abreast of the group’s activities. Later that evening, a welcome reception was held for attendees. Then a networking and recognition reception was held where select vendors were presented with awards for their excellence in customer service, dealer support, product value and operations.

About TIMBER MART
Founded in 1967, TIMBER MART is the largest national member-owned buying group in Canada for the true independent entrepreneur. With hundreds of independent building-material and hardware retailers, commercial dealers and manufacturers located in every province across the country, TIMBER MART provides its extensive dealer network with a menu of competitive buying programs, comprehensive marketing services and personalized support to drive independent-business success. For more information, visit www.timbermart.ca and www.timbermartmember.ca.

Contact:
Alexandra Kazan, Corporate Communications Manager
Direct: 289-843-3050
Mobile: 416-577-5811
Email: alexandra.kazan@timbrmart.com