BLOOMINGDALE’S BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY ALERT

BLOOMINGDALE’S BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY ALERT

BLOOMINGDALE’S WILL HOST MINORITY-OWNED AND WOMEN-OWNED SUPPLIER DIVERSITY VENDOR FAIRS ON THE FOLLOWING DATES:

THE FAIR FOR RETAIL PRODUCTS WILL TAKE PLACE ON:
FEBRUARY 27 & 28, 2008
WHERE - 919 THIRD AVENUE, 5th FLOOR CONFERENCES ROOMS
TIME - 10:00 A. M.----4:00 P.M.

THE FAIR FOR NON-RETAIL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES WILL TAKE PLACE ON:
MARCH 13, 2008
WHERE - 919 THIRD AVENUE, 5th FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOMS
TIME: 9:00 A. M.-----2:00 P. M.

Bloomingdales is seeking minority-owned and women-owned vendors to consider for exhibiting at their Supplier Diversity Vendor Fairs.
Retail products can be ready-to-wear, men’s, children, accessories, and home.

Non-retail categories can include construction, store design, visual display props, packaging, janitorial, etc.

Products must meet manufacturing, safety, and quality control standards to be considered.

All vendors must have manufacturing/supply capability to meet department store needs.

Vendors must be certified by one of the following certifying agencies:

National Minority Supplier Development Council ( NMSDC ): http://www.nmsdc.org/

Women’s Business Enterprise National Council ( WBENC ): http://www.wbenc.org/

Both organizations require the vendor to be 51% or more owned by a minority or women.

Both organizations request financial disclosures on the company as well as personal information from the owners.

If you have retail products, and you are interested in being an exhibitor, please contact the following people:
Donna.Wolff@bloomingdales.com
Bari.Goldstein@bloomingdales.com

If you have non-retail produces and/or services, and you are interested in being an exhibitor; please contact the following people:
Tina.Motley@bloomingdales.com
Susan.Karp@bloomingdales.com

Bloomingdales will need wholesale price lists, spec sheets and/or catalogs of your products/services to help us determine if your product or service is a possible fit for our fair.

For the retail products the Fashion Coordinators, Fashion Stylist, and Merchant Teams will make the determination if your product meets the standards for exhibiting at the fair.

For the non-retail products, the purchasing agents will determine if your product/service meet the standards for our fair..