Retailers and Manufacturers

What Retailers and Manufacturers does

Retailers and Manufacturers (R&M) is a privately-held distribution services company founded in 1977, headquartered in the United States and serving enterprise retail clients. The company provides an all-inclusive business package that bundles facility leasing, material handling system design and installation, staffing, data processing equipment, and a proprietary inventory and merchandise location control system into a single managed offering. R&M operates the package in three delivery modes: within the client's facility, within R&M's facility, or in a purpose-built leased facility designed for the client. The company also runs a distribution labor leasing program supplying union and nonunion employees into customer sites, with R&M assuming full claim liability on merchandise received and shipped. Service-level commitments include 24-hour processing on hanging garments, 48-hour processing on carton or flat-to-hang merchandise, and same-day service on orders received before stated cut-off times, with pre-pricing by size, color, and style.

The company employs over 2,000 people, including warehouse managers, customer service staff, line supervision, warehouse personnel, accounting clericals, and billing and inventory data clericals. Its core technology is a sophisticated inventory and merchandise location control system used to maintain product status, billing, and inventory records. Revenue is generated through contracted, quote-based distribution service agreements — a managed-services model in which R&M prices on a cost-per-unit basis that is positioned below the client's internal distribution cost. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales to retail accounts, with services delivered physically at client or R&M facilities rather than through digital channels. The company's public-facing presence is minimal: its website was last updated on 8-3-2011, no social media or content marketing is detected, no leadership team, ownership structure, funding history, or financial figures are disclosed in available sources.

Limited public transparency and the absence of any disclosed activity, leadership, or financial updates after 2011 mean that the current operating scale, client roster, and strategic direction of the business cannot be verified from the available evidence.

Name

Retailers and Manufacturers

Legal name

Retailers and Manufacturers

Website

https://retailersandmanufacturers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Retailers and Manufacturers is a US-based distribution services company, founded in 1977, that provides enterprise retail clients with all-inclusive distribution packages covering facility leasing, material handling systems, staffing, and proprietary inventory control.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Distribution Services: All-inclusive distribution services including facility leasing, material handling systems installation, staffing, and data processing equipment. Revenue is generated through contracted distribution service agreements with enterprise clients, providing cost-per-unit pricing that is lower than clients' internal costs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Retailers and Manufacturers is a distribution service company providing experienced management and dedicated employees to distribute a wide variety of merchandise for retail store clients. The company offers all-inclusive Business Packages that bundle facility leasing, material handling system design and installation, staffing, data processing equipment, and pre-pricing programs by size/color/style, with guaranteed 24-hour processing on hanging garments, 48-hour processing on carton/flat-to-hang merchandise, and same-day service options.

Product overview

Retailers and Manufacturers is a distribution service company offering a unified All-inclusive Business Package that combines core distribution services with ancillary offerings. The primary service provides efficient merchandise distribution through customer facilities, company facilities, or purpose-built leased distribution centers. The All-inclusive Business Package serves as the flagship offering, bundling pre-pricing programs, guaranteed processing times (24 hours for hanging garments, 48 hours for carton merchandise), same-day service options, and full claim liability. Supporting modules include a Distribution Labor Leasing Program providing union and nonunion employees, Material Handling Systems for facility setup, and a sophisticated Inventory and Merchandise Location Control System for tracking and data management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Distribution Services Core distribution service providing efficient, accurate, and quality distribution of merchandise at reduced cost per unit compared to internal operations. Services are delivered in customer facilities, company facilities, or purpose-built leased facilities, and serve retail store clients needing merchandise distribution and processing.
• All-inclusive Business Package Comprehensive distribution package for retail store clients including facility leasing, design, and installation of material handling systems, staffing of operations, data processing equipment, pre-pricing program by size/color/style, guaranteed 24-hour processing for hanging garments and 48-hour processing for carton/flat-to-hang merchandise, same-day service on orders received prior to cut-off times, and full claim liability on merchandise received and shipped.
• Distribution Labor Leasing Program Provides union and nonunion distribution employees who work directly in customer facilities, including staffing, management, and operational responsibility. Allows clients to scale labor capacity within their own distribution operations without hiring through their own HR functions.
• Material Handling Systems Design, provision, and installation of necessary material handling equipment and systems at client or leased facilities, enabling efficient distribution operations.
• Inventory and Merchandise Location Control System Sophisticated inventory tracking and merchandise location control system used by billing and inventory data clericals to maintain accurate record keeping, product status, and billing data for clients' merchandise throughout the distribution process.

Quantifiable outcome

• 24-hour guaranteed processing time on hanging garments and 48-hour on carton or flat-to-hang merchandise
• +2 more outcomes

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

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Li & Fung: Global apparel sourcing and distribution giant serving major retail brands with end-to-end supply chain services — overlaps with R&M in apparel distribution and pre-pricing but operates at vastly larger global scale.
• GXO Logistics: Pure-play contract logistics provider serving retail and apparel customers with tech-enabled warehousing and distribution — broader portfolio but directly competes for the same retail distribution contracts.
• DHL Supply Chain: Global contract logistics arm of Deutsche Post DHL providing warehousing, distribution, and value-added services to retail and apparel clients — broader scale and geographic reach than R&M but same core offering.
• Ryder System: Major US contract logistics provider offering dedicated warehousing, transportation, and supply chain solutions to retail customers — competes with R&M for enterprise distribution contracts at significantly larger scale.
• XPO (now RXO for brokerage, GXO competitor): Major North American contract logistics provider with significant retail and apparel distribution operations — broader tech-enabled portfolio competing for the same enterprise retail 3PL contracts.

Direct peers

• Kenco Group: US-based 3PL providing dedicated distribution, material handling, and value-added services to retail and apparel clients — similar mid-sized scale and bundled service model to R&M.
• NFI Industries: Family-owned US contract logistics and distribution provider offering dedicated warehousing, material handling, and labor solutions to retail and apparel clients — closely matches R&M's bundled all-inclusive distribution model.
• Bergen Logistics: US-based 3PL specializing in apparel and retail distribution with value-added services including ticketing, labeling, and pre-pricing — directly comparable to R&M's apparel hanging-garment and pre-pricing capabilities for retail clients.
• Amstan Logistics: Apparel-specialized 3PL providing hanging-garment processing, ticketing, and distribution services to retail brands — closely comparable to R&M's apparel handling and pre-pricing capabilities.
• Radial (formerly eBay Enterprise): US fulfillment and distribution 3PL specializing in retail and apparel order fulfillment, value-added services, and returns processing — comparable to R&M's apparel and retail distribution focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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