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Direct Buy
DirectBuy® is the leading members-only showroom and home design center that offers merchandise at manufacturer-direct prices without traditional retail mark-up. Founded in 1971, DirectBuy is headquartered in Merrillville, Indiana and currently has 166 locations throughout the United States and Canada. For 37 years, DirectBuy has been showing thousands of consumers unparalleled ways to save as they shop for virtually everything for in and around their homes – from furnishings, home improvement, and flooring, to entertainment and outdoor products, accessories and much, much more. MembershipDirectBuy charges a membership fee and yearly dues to join, thereby enabling members to purchase merchandise at manufacturer prices without traditional retail mark-up (plus shipping and handling fees where applicable). A DirectBuy membership is valid at any DirectBuy location in the United States and Canada. Members have 24-hour access to DirectBuy’s members-only website, where they can find product descriptions, pictures and pricing, as well as decorating and remodeling tips, new supplier information, and news from their local showroom. SavingsDirectBuy derives no income from the sale of merchandise. DirectBuy allows consumers to purchase brand-name merchandise at manufacturer-direct prices -- the same prices that manufacturers and distributors give to retail stores. By providing brand-name items without traditional markup, DirectBuy dramatically increases the purchasing power of its members, enabling them to enjoy the home of their dreams. SelectionDirectBuy offers only brand-name, first-run, current merchandise. Members have access to literally hundreds of thousands of products, including specialty items such as custom-order furniture or cabinetry, from more than 700 brand-name manufacturers and their authorized suppliers in the United States, and more than 500 brand-name manufacturers and authorized suppliers at locations in Canada. The selection at DirectBuy is often much more extensive than at warehouse clubs and retail stores. DirectBuy constantly updates its product database to ensure that members have access to the latest products from the top brand names in the home furnishings industry. Additionally, DirectBuy members enjoy professional design, delivery and installation services for nearly every product they purchase. Service DirectBuy is a “one-stop shopping” destination offering spacious, well-organized design centers where members can browse and select merchandise in a comfortable, hassle-free environment. New members receive an orientation to help them understand the shopping process and are assisted throughout the length of the membership by trained product specialists in all product categories. DirectBuy takes special care to ensure that members receive the best service, which includes: - A thorough New Member Orientation to help them enjoy all the benefits of membership.
- Trained Product Specialists across five major categories of merchandise; home furnishings, home improvement, flooring, entertainment and outdoor, and accessories.
- Specially equipped trucks and trained personnel that deliver more than 90% of all merchandise purchased by members at below market freight rates to ensure safe, cost effective and timely product delivery.
- Local inspection of all merchandise at each of the 166 showroom warehouses to ensure first-quality condition when received from the manufacturer.
- Professional design, delivery and installation services through its network of outside suppliers, contractors and installers.
- Covering all merchandise by manufacturer’s warranty (when applicable).
DirectBuy has also recently relocated and nearly doubled the size of its distribution center, which allows it to service more manufacturers, speed delivery of merchandise and reduce costs for its members. “I built two homes through DirectBuy,” says Joe Mickunas, a DirectBuy member since 2006. “My wife and I built a home and we also built one for my mother-in-law. I purchased carpet, hardwood flooring, tile, kitchen cabinets, interior and exterior doors, and two stone fireplaces for both homes. Because of the great savings we were able to upgrade our selections and still save more than $30,000. We alone saved $8,000 to $9,000 on our kitchen cabinets.” For more information on DirectBuy, visit www.directbuycares.com. Or, to hear from members about their DirectBuy experiences, visit www.directbuyreviews.com. |
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Consumer Rating: 90 Review Points
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CONSUMER
All the markets that exist consist of two parts connected with a link. These parts are the retailers and consumers. As for the link, so it may be everything whatever has some value - goods, for example appliances, cosmetics, electronics, entertainment, and furniture, or services, wireless, satellite connection, pedicure, and the like. Retailers carry the responsibility for the functionality of the market. Consumers refer to individuals or households that use goods and services generated within the economy.
The concept of a consumer is used in different contexts, so that the usage and significance of the term may vary. Whatever context is chosen, in order to maintain the balance on the markets consumers have to be satisfied. Consumers are the moving force of every market. They determine what product is to be manufactured, set the demand on this or that type of goods, define the trends in the sphere, as well as cause the changes on the market. Consumers are people who accept the manufactured goods in exchange for something worthy, at the present time, - for the money.
At the very beginning, barter defined people as consumers and retailers. Later on the system developed and the distinction between former and later became more obvious. Today, in the world of incredible competition consumers are kept satisfied. A retailer who loses its client will not survive. That is why consumers are like warning signs. If the quality of goods and services worsens, the warning signs come in form of complaints and negative feedbacks.
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