Hopkins, Minnesota-based River’s End Trading Company announces the purchase of an office and warehouse distribution center located on 42 acres in Medina, Minnesota. The company will relocate from its Hopkins, Minnesota headquarters in Jan., 2011.
The new campus has 42 acres for expansion, 50 percent more square feet of office space and a much larger and efficient distribution center that will accommodate recent acquisitions and increasing amount of inventory. The facility will have two large showrooms to offer ideal space to showcase products from both the River’s End division and Page & Tuttle Corporate and Golf divisions. Customers will be able to make appointments to review product lines and sample new styles as well as bring in clients for sales and product presentations. The warehouse will have the latest technology systems to continue to provide our customers with accurate and fast response to product needs. An open house is planned for spring of 2011.
“We have been in business for 29 years as LA Loving and for the past six years as River’s End Trading Company. This marks a new beginning for the firm,” said Dick Ward, CEO. “Through the efforts of many dedicated employees both past and present we will build off of that to continue to evolve and offer our customers many new and different brands as well as services.” Ward continued, “The recent acquisition of Page & Tuttle, a Minnesota company since 1886 and in both the corporate and golf markets, gives our customers new opportunities to better serve their clients while increasing profits. We are excited about the new facility, 42 acre complex and additional office and warehouse space to give us the room to grow and serve our customers for years to come.” Ward concluded, “Despite these challenging economic times there are clearly opportunities in the marketplace and it is our responsibility to work exceedingly hard to find them for our customers. We will work through this economy and build a strong future for our customers, employees and supplier partners. Over the past 29 years we have been fortunate to have a strong team here at River’s End to serve our customers and bring value to the marketplace.”
River’s End Trading Company is a distributor of apparel and accessories to the promotional products and ad specialty industries, the imprinted sportswear and uniform markets. Page&Tuttle Corporate and Page&Tuttle Golf are divisions of River’s End Trading Company.
For more information on River’s End Trading Company and Page and Tuttle call (800) 488-4800 or visit www.riversendtrading.com.
