As one of the Nation's Premier Auction and Service Providers for the Grocery and Supermarket Industries we are very aware that it has become almost impossible in the current business market for companies like yours to find shelving and other forms of FF&E. We are also aware that manpower has become hard to find. We would like [...]

Written by S. Hoek & K. Dubinko In our previous blog post we discussed the marketing strategies that set SAM apart from the crowd. Now, we want to familiarize you with the nuts and bolts of some of these strategies. First up is our 3rd-party auction partner Proxibid. So what exactly does Proxibid do? As described on [...]

Written by S. Hoek & K. Dubinko Socrates famously said, "The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on finding the old, but on building the new." In the ever-changing world of marketing, our secret to success is focusing our energy on new technologies that help us build and define [...]

Written By S. Hoek Over the past 20 plus years, I have traveled the country and had a chance to meet a lot of great, store owners and/or managers.  Typically,  we take tours of their stores and warehouses.  I have seen some crazy things in my career! One of the items that I have seen [...]

Written by S. HoekIn almost two decades in the store fixture industry, I have frequently been asked if purchasing pre-owned store equipment is worth the hassle?  After all, it may have a few dents, dings, and scratches.  You may even have to clean it!  I would suggest that in spite of the minimal amount of extra [...]

Written by S. Hoek Over the past many years I have been asked the question, “What is the best way to sell your excess Furniture Fixtures and Equipment (FF&E) when I close or remodel my store".  I explain it like this: the two most common avenues to sell your Surplus Assets and Excess FF&E would be [...]