Rural King Partners with RangeMe to Unlock New Product Submissions

SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Rural King has announced a partnership with RangeMe, the industry standard online product sourcing platform for retailers and suppliers, to streamline product discovery efforts and introduce innovation to their shelves.

As America's Farm and Home Store providing general merchandise and essentials to the communities it serves, Rural King is committed to bringing a fresh and innovative variety of products that will best meet its consumers' needs. And, for the first time in the company's history, the retailer is inviting brands to submit products for consideration in Rural King stores. Between May 11 and May 25, Rural King will be accepting submissions from interested vendors via RangeMe. Brands and suppliers who make it through the initial round will be invited to attend an in-person meeting with the retailer on July 30 at their Road Ahead event.

"Rural King has a devoted clientele, and we are thrilled to partner with them and provide them access to products that will resonate with their shoppers," says Nicky Jackson, CEO and Founder of RangeMe. "RangeMe's diverse supplier base overflows with brands that will bring unique qualities, tastes, flavors, and more to Rural Kings' shelves."

By partnering with RangeMe, Rural King will easily discover products that will enhance the broad range of products available to their consumers, including essential goods, food, feed, seed, and other farm and home products. With more than 175,000 suppliers, RangeMe provides an array of brands and products to put down roots in any one of Rural King's 100 stores across 13 states.

For more than 60 years, Rural King has been a source of quality products for its shoppers and has developed a warm and welcoming environment for regular and guest shoppers. Brands and entrepreneurs interested in working with the retailer can visit https://app.rangeme.com/ruralkingtheroadahead.

About Rural King
Rural King, also known as RK Holdings, LLP, is America's Farm and Home Store, a General Merchandise Store, providing essentials to the communities we serve. More specifically, we provide a broad range of necessities, essential goods, food, feed, seed and other farm and home products. Rural King planted its roots in Mattoon, Illinois in 1960. Since that time, Rural King has added over 100 stores in a thirteen-state area (Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Florida, North Carolina, West Virginia and Virginia). The heart of Rural King is the corporate office, distribution center and flagship store, located in its city of origin, Mattoon IL.

About RangeMe
RangeMe, an ECRM company, is the leading online platform that streamlines new product discovery between suppliers and retailers. The platform empowers retail buyers to efficiently discover innovative and emerging products, while streamlining the inbound product submission process. For product suppliers, RangeMe enables them to grow their retail relationships with a platform that gives them the tools to manage their products, market their brand, and build awareness. Now integrated into the ECRM product offering, RangeMe adds increased breadth and depth to the industry's most complete sourcing solution for top retailers and product suppliers in the US.

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