About Allen Ray Associates

Allen Ray
President & Founder

Allen Ray  Associates (ARA)offers a wide range of consultaning services that include current market research about current  product trends for manufacturer/distributor market places and may include end customers usage and trends. The core offerings are about growth and electronic efficenies.

Additional offerings are as follows:

• Developing connectivity with vendors and customers.
• Taking advantage of the growing "Green Market place"
• Private Labeling issues. To Private Label or not!
• Developing a greater through put in your business offering. It is important in today's market.
• Developing your market information, to make intelligent business decisions
• Niche market reviews for any size of distributor
• Gaining mind share of your company to take it to the next business level with software efficiency

The founder is an accomplished author, speaker, business advisor, researcher of distribution, with 45+ years experience in distribution including acquiring, selling and managing distribution outlets. His hands on knowledge is extensive and includes data synchronization for cost, sales price, "cost plus", matrix pricing to manage greater profit and growth.

He has extensive knowledge with the whole Private Labeling issues and processes.  Allen’s expertise in national/global account pricing structures, smart card and loyalty pricing was developed through many years with Trade Service Corporation in the regional, national and North American distribution market place.