Below are some of the strategic industry affiliations that enable us to both monitor and drive the business and technology trends that may affect our customers. CDS is part of dealer cooperatives which have $20 billion dollars in buying power. That is equal to or greater than the superstores buying power, and thus we can offer you the same or better prices on the office supplies you use most!

ASI (Advertising Specialty Institute)
Advertising Specialty Institute – or ASI – is the largest media and marketing organization serving the advertising specialty industry. It has provided award-winning products and services to the advertising specialty and promotional products industry for over 50 years. ASI membership includes 22,000 distributor firms and 3,500 supplier firms of advertising specialties. Distributor firms use ASI resources, which contain nearly every product in the industry, to locate supplier firms and to market services to end-buyers.

NOPA (National Office Products Alliance)
NOPA (National Office Products Alliance. NOPA is a dealer advocacy organization that is in Washington. NOPA has dedicated professionals on Capitol Hill actively working to prevent costly unfair legislation and regulations. NOPA works on high-quality, relevant programs and benchmarking services and online business resources and tools, as well as leadership for standards development and other industry initiatives. NOPA is dedicated to providing independent office products dealers with resources that deliver results.

Business Products Group International
BPGI, headquartered in Washington, D.C., is the world's largest consortium of buying groups consisting solely of independent office products dealers. BPGI consists of 20 buying groups in 13 countries worldwide that negotiate prices that allow independents to compete with large, multi-billionaire chains. BPGI, spanning four continents and 14 countries, includes as members over 2,400 office products dealers found in over 3,500 locations worldwide. With consumer sales exceeding 12 billion dollars (US), BPGI members are able to offer consumers the best products, prices and services available anywhere.

TriMega Purchasing Association
TriMega Purchasing Association is a not-for-profit buying group serving office products dealers. TriMega assists nearly 600 members profit from the production and distribution of quality marketing materials, information sharing through networking at national and regional activities, and the delivery of education at industry events. With representation in virtually every state, TriMega is able to maximize combined volume purchasing power to provide the lowest possible cost of goods to its members.