The Expert Warehouse program was founded in partnership with the Brandsource / HES Buying Group with the goal of allowing their members to compete in the rapidly changing consumer electronics, appliance and furniture business. As the business has evolved, the manufacturers drive to reduce expenses has resulted in increased annual minimums to buy direct as well as significant cuts in field sales staff and traditional dealer support and training. When added together, all of this puts small to medium dealers at a disadvantage vs. 'Big-Box' retailers like Best Buy and Circuit City.

Expert Warehouse levels the playing field by putting the 'Buy' in Buying Group.

By leveraging the operational backbone of ArchBrook Laguna and the buying power of Brandsource / HES dealer network, the Expert Warehouse provides manufacturers the most cost effective solution to reach the kind of dealers they want to sell, but can’t afford to. Through state of the art forecasting, consolidated purchasing and electronic order integration, the Expert Warehouse offers manufacturers the efficiencies and purchasing power normally only seen at national accounts. Because of its exclusive relationship with high end HES custom installation retailers and the sophisticated commerce management system offered to members, the Expert Warehouse is also the industry leading fulfillment solution for best in class product requiring stringent authorization requirements and inventory management controls.

In return, members get the products they want from the leading manufacturers in the CE business, when they want them, and at the right price. As an added benefit, instead of struggling to reach the ever increasing free freight minimums set by manufacturers, AVB dealers can mix products from Sony, Samsung, Sharp, Pioneer, LG or any other product carried by the Expert Warehouse to make the free freight requirement. Expert Warehouse allows members to invest inventory dollars in the sales floor rather than investing the same dollars in a company warehouse. All of this is offered with the knowledge that their combined buying power is constantly being leveraged for the priority product allocation and program benefits that the dealer network deserves.

Expert Warehouse is a joint venture of ArchBrook Laguna and BrandSource. For more information on BrandSource, please visit their website at www.brandsource.com.