Thank you for your interest in becoming a supplier to Do it Best Corp. Our merchandising team is continually looking for the new products and programs that will grow our member store business. If you would like to submit your company for consideration, please review the “Overview of Do it Best Corp.” below and then complete a vendor questionnaire. Our Vendor Compliance Manual is also available to give you more details about the basic requirements of doing business with Do it Best Corp. Thank you for your interest in Do it Best Corp.

Overview of Do it Best Corp.

Founded in 1945, Do it Best Corp. (formerly Hardware Wholesalers Inc., or HWI) is a member-owned hardware and building materials buying cooperative serving more than 4,100 member-retailers throughout the world. Do it Best Corp. membership is comprised of independent hardware, home center, and lumberyard retailers with both single and multiple store locations. 

On December 31, 1997, Do it Best Corp. combined with Our Own Hardware, a similar buying cooperative based in Burnsville, MN, with 900 members located primarily it the upper Midwest.

Do it Best Corp. provides members with weekly deliveries from eight retail service centers located throughout the United States. Members may also order product from approved vendors on a drop shipment basis (billing to Do it Best Corp. with shipment direct to the member’s store).  

Do it Best Corp. provides members not only high rebates and competitive up-front pricing, but also retail support programs to help them grow their businesses, including advanced retail design programs, such as Do it Center® and Do it Best® store designs. Members can also implement programs such as Do it Best Paint Solutions™ and Do it Best Rental Center™, which provide a complete package for increasing store traffic in specific product areas.

Many industry-leading uses of computer technology provide Do it Best Corp. members with efficient business tools: CD-ROM catalog, a retail point-of-sale computer system, bar code scanning, inventory control systems, and a direct advertising database marketing system. In addition, Do it Best Corp. is the only co-op in the industry to offer members a complete credit marketing program for consumers, contractors, and industrial/commercial customers.

The Do it Best Corp. mission statement, philosophy, and goal are very simply stated, but their fundamental impact can be observed throughout all aspects of operations.  The mission of “making the best even better” can be seen in the ongoing attention to improvement in systems and operations.  These efforts continue to maintain Do it Best Corp. with the lowest operation costs in the hardware co-op industry.  This high efficiency is extremely important because profits are returned to the members in the form of year-end rebates. The philosophy of “serving others as we would like to be served” is the principle that guides every staff member.  The goal of “helping our members grow” is truly the focus from which all decisions are made and Do it Best Corp. continues to reach its goals while having no long-term debt.  The growth of Do it Best Corp. is dependent on the success and growth of our members.

If you are interested in establishing a supplier relationship with Do it Best Corp., please complete the Prospective Vendor Profile Questionnaire. This short series of questions will help us understand your company’s product offering and your ability to meet our supplier requirements.   When completed, we will forward this information to the appropriate Do it Best Corp. merchandise manager for review.  Import vendors:  Please complete the Prospective Import Vendor Questionnaire. 

After reviewing this information Do it Best Corp. may request a meeting with your company.   We will ask you to provide additional information at that time.