Bartle & Gibson wins Rayovac award
Rayovac awarded Bartle & Gibson the Rayovac Outstanding Distributor Award for the first quarter.
The achievement award recognizes Bartle & Gibson's performance in sales and distribution of Rayovac batteries and lights for the quarter ending March 31, 2011. Bartle & Gibson is a plumbing, heating and electrical wholesaler headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta.
The prestigious quarterly award enables Rayovac to honor distributors for a variety of achievements including sales volume, joint marketing efforts and outstanding performance.
Bartle & Gibson demonstrated growth across the full line of Rayovac products including alkaline, lantern, and specialty batteries as well as Rayovac Sportsman Xtreme and Remington lights. Bartle & Gibson strategic decisions have resulted in a notable increase in sales over 16.5 times more this quarter compared to the same quarter last year, Rayovac said.
Bartle & Gibson added nine new Rayovac SKUs this quarter and increased Rayovac catalog offerings, which helped drive sales by over 260% more than last quarter. Alkaline sales were more than 3.6 times higher this quarter vs. the previous quarter, and lantern batteries sales were 2.8 times higher this quarter vs. last.
"Rayovac is proud to recognize Bartle & Gibson for their success as well as being a loyal Rayovac distributor," said Kim Olson, Director, Industrial, Government and OEM. "Distributors play a critical role within the industrial battery industry. This award pays tribute to the outstanding work our distributors put forth to support our business and underscores Rayovac's unwavering commitment to maintaining strong relationships with all of our distributors," said Olson.
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