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Sales Representation for Hardware & Home Improvement Manufacturers

Gerstman Group is a 3rd generation, award-winning Manufacturers Representative agency that has been providing a full spectrum of in-store and e-commerce sales and consulting services to manufacturers in the hardware & home improvement industry for almost 50 years.

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Our Value Proposition

Utilizing our extensive hardware & home improvement industry relationships, insights, and expertise, Gerstman Group will collaborate with your team to expand your sales and increase retail and wholesale opportunities for your products at:

Our Process

Our comprehensive sales and management process ensures success at the retail and wholesale channels we sell.
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CASE STUDY

Steel Framing

CASE STUDY

Traffic Safety Products

CASE STUDY

Pain Relief Gear

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  • 439 Oak Street
    Garden City, NY 11530
  • Phone: (516) 612-0463
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Steel Framing

Gerstman Group introduced a leading U.S.-based steel stud supplier to a national home center retailer to fulfill the retailer’s need to stock this product category.

  • Provided guidance to both the manufacturer and retailer on sales strategies for the category
  • Developed and led a Pro-focused in-store sales initiative

Results

The steel stud program has become an ongoing multi-million dollar success for both the manufacturer and retailer.

Traffic Safety Products

A leading U.S.-based traffic safety products manufacturer with no previous experience in retail retained Gerstman Group to help them enter the market.

  • Provided guidance on the market and best practices
  • Successfully penetrated and opened large retail accounts with drop ship offerings
  • Identified new opportunities within the retail accounts and the need to expand product offerings to meet consumer and contractor needs

Results

Our representation resulted in compound annual increases in sales at retail and revealed additional opportunities for growth based on the manufacturer’s flexibility.

Pain Relief Gear

A popular pain relief gear brand retained Gerstman Group to help sell in its products to a national home center account.

  • Successfully introduced pain relief and prevention products to the retailer for a stocking program
  • Identified an opportunity for the brand to sell high quality cloth masks at the retailer during the COVID-19 pandemic

Results

  • The brand achieved eight figure sales from both the pain relief gear and the masks.
  • The masks became the top selling item in their department during that time period.