The Ampersand Group, a network of business owners in the promotional products and related industries, announced that it has helped one of its members in the Akron, OH, area to secure a three-year, multimillion-dollar contract with a large publicly held retailer that has more than 3,800 store locations.

Top management in the Ampersand Group, with their more than 35 years of experience in the print and promotional products industries, helped guide the member through the transaction. Plus, the group’s vendor relations team helped to identify the appropriate vendors to use. The member was also able to take advantage of the buying power of Ampersand’s Power of One buying group.

“We’re extremely excited to have helped our member win this business,” said Todd Mellon, president of The Ampersand Group. “It took a team of people working long hours to help bring this together from the initial strategy session, to completing the proposal, to presenting the solutions and the multiple meetings that followed with the client.”

In the few months since securing the retail contract, the Ampersand Group member has already generated over $400,000 in sales, according to Ampersand.