Variety Distributors

Variety Distributors Inc. is a member-owned cooperative distributor, serving customers nationwide for nearly 70 years. VDI was founded in 1946 in St. Louis, Missouri, by a group of store owners looking for an easier way to receive their merchandise. Variety Distributors Inc. moved to its present location in Harlan, Iowa, 60 miles east of Omaha, Nebraska in 1956. VDI serves the marketing and wholesale needs of over 1,000 independent retailers throughout the United States. A complete general merchandise supplier, Variety Distributors Inc. is a co-op that works for you, offering: • 200,000+ sq ft warehouse holding over 25,000 Basic Stock items • Shipment to stores within 48 hours with a 93-95% overall fill rate • Extensive Factory Drop Ship Program • Case Pack Discounts • Over 14,000 items in our Seasonal catalogs • Professional Buying/Sales Staff • Value Grocery Program • Electronic Ordering • Broadcast Fax Program • Special Promotional Sales • 13 Full Color Sale Plans (Coupon Books/Flyers) • Planograms Available • Customer Service Department • Extensive Early Buy Import Programs • Over 10,000 New, Seasonal, and Dollar Items offered on monthly Return Sheets • Two National Merchandise Shows per year with Show Specials, Cash Spiffs, Incentives Membership Options: Equity Member- own stock in the company and participate in the annual rebate program Non-Equity Member- get access to the VDI program without owning stock in the company Online Customer-order from over 25,000 basic items stocked every day in the warehouse