Allied Building Stores

What Allied Building Stores does

Allied Building Stores (ABS) is a member-owned building materials cooperative founded in 1965 by independent hardware and building materials dealers from Texas and Louisiana. Headquartered at 850 Kansas Lane in Monroe, Louisiana, the cooperative serves independent dealers across 14 U.S. states, principally in the South, by aggregating their purchasing volume to negotiate directly with manufacturers and bypass wholesalers and brokers. ABS employs 51-100 people supporting buyer, trader, distribution, and door fabrication functions.

The cooperative's core service is collective purchasing, supplemented by non-commission buying and trading desks that deliver market intelligence on commodity trends and pricing. Physical operations are anchored by the Monroe Distribution Center, which stocks lumber and building material commodities and ships weekly to all member locations, and a Custom Exterior and Interior Door Shop that fabricates doors to order. Members gain access to volume pricing otherwise reserved for large national chains, alongside expert guidance on commodity risk and emerging product trends.

The business model is a cooperative membership and collective-buying arrangement in which independent dealers join and access shared services. Revenue is generated through member contributions and trading spreads on aggregated purchases. GTM is channel-led: ABS recruits independent dealers as members, hosts buying shows and member networking events, and sustains engagement through a digital member portal, website content, and social channels (Facebook and LinkedIn). The primary customer segment is independent building materials dealers seeking to improve margins and competitive positioning against larger wholesale distributors and national retail chains.

Name

Allied Building Stores

Legal name

Allied Building Stores

Website

https://alliedbuildingstores.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Allied Building Stores is a member-owned building materials cooperative founded in 1965, headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, that serves independent hardware and building materials dealers across 14 U.S. states through collective purchasing, market intelligence, weekly warehouse distribution, and custom door fabrication.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Materials Distribution

NAICS

Building Material and Supplies Dealers (4441), Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers (444), Other Building Material Dealers (44418)

SIC

Wholesale-Lumber & Other Construction Materials (5030), Retail-Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers (5211), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional & Local Membership Warehouse Clubs (CRAEADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Business-to-Business Warehouse Clubs (Cash & Carry) (CRAEADAC)

Keywords

• Building materials distribution
• Cooperative purchasing
• Lumber supply services
• Wholesale building products
• Dealer cooperative services

Headquarters

HQ city

Monroe

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Cooperative Membership & Buying Services: As a cooperative, Allied Building Stores generates revenue through membership fees and collective purchasing arrangements. Members pay to join and access collective buying advantages, bulk purchasing power, and shared services. The cooperative aggregates demand from independent dealers to negotiate better pricing from vendors and manufacturers, passing savings to members while potentially retaining a portion as operating revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Allied Building Stores is a member-owned building materials cooperative that supplies independent building materials dealers with lumber, building products, and specialty items through collective purchasing and a centralized distribution center. Founded in 1965 and headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, it serves member dealers across 14 states and complements distribution with services such as a Custom Door Shop and market intelligence.

Product overview

Allied Building Stores is a building materials cooperative that provides a portfolio of services to independent dealers, combining cooperative purchasing power with operational support services. The core offering centers on collective buying programs (Cooperative Purchasing) for smarter purchasing and better margins, supplemented by Market Intelligence for commodity insights, Stocked Warehouse distribution across 14 states, the Monroe Distribution Center for logistics, and a Custom Door Shop for bespoke door manufacturing. These services work together to support independent building materials dealers in reducing material costs and optimizing their operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cooperative Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced material costs by bypassing wholesalers and brokers through direct collective purchasing

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Featured Vendor PartnerscoreOthersAllied Building Stores maintains relationships with multiple vendor partners in the building materials industry. The company showcases featured vendor logos across categories including lumber, building materials, doors, and related products. The cooperative model enables vendors to access a network of independent dealers through a single partnership.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• McCoy's Building Supply: Family-owned building materials retailer operating across Texas, Oklahoma, and surrounding Southern states. Geographic overlap with ABS's core Southern US footprint and comparable building materials assortment, though retailer rather than cooperative.

Direct peers

• True Value: Cooperative of independently operated hardware and building materials stores. Operates the same cooperative procurement and member support model as ABS, with national brand recognition and full retail store concepts.
• Pro Dealer Industry Buying Group: Lumber and building materials buying group for independent dealers. Operates in the same niche as ABS, providing collective purchasing power and member services to a similar independent dealer base.
• Orgill: Hardlines and building products distributor serving independent hardware retailers, lumber dealers, and home center operators. Directly comparable as a wholesale distribution and buying group serving the same independent dealer customer.
• Do it Best: Member-owned hardware and building materials buying cooperative serving independent retailers across the US. Closely mirrors ABS's collective purchasing and member services model, with broader geographic reach and a deeper product assortment.
• LMC (Lumbermens Merchandising Corporation): Lumber and building materials buying cooperative for independent LBM dealers. Highly comparable focus on lumber and building material commodities, member-owned structure, and collective purchasing power for independent dealers.
• Ace Hardware: Member-owned cooperative of independent hardware and building materials retailers. Most direct analog to ABS in structure, value proposition, and customer base, though Ace operates at vastly larger national scale and includes consumer-facing retail.

Broad incumbents

• Lowe's: National home improvement chain with a pro contractor focus. Competes with ABS member dealers for both DIY and pro contractor end customers, driving the consolidation pressure that threatens ABS's independent dealer base.
• ABC Supply: National wholesale distributor of roofing, siding, windows, and exterior building products. Adjacent distributor serving contractors with broader assortment and geographic reach; representative of the larger wholesale distributors that ABS enables members to bypass.
• Home Depot Pro: Pro-contractor focused division of The Home Depot supplying building materials to professional contractors. Competes for the same pro contractor customers that ABS's independent dealer members serve, representing both competitive pressure and indirect distribution opportunity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Allied-Building-Stores-107397528117861
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/allied-building-stores
• Xx.com/allbldgs

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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