THE UNITED GROUP® tracks the trends in five market segments and contracts with outstanding vendors in each segment:
- Janitorial/sanitary
- Foodservice
- Industrial-packaging
- Safety equipment and products
- Services
Known as Preferred Suppliers, the selected vendors pay marketing allowances to the group’s Member Stockholders (independent distributors) for their product purchases.
A number of redistributor organizations and vendors of computer and Internet services also have contracts with the group.
Member Stockholders belong to chosen Market Segment Committees. As committee members, they review and select the Preferred Suppliers.
