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ThomasNet.com Announces Strategic Partnership with RapidBuyr
[September 26, 2012]

ThomasNet.com Announces Strategic Partnership with RapidBuyr


NEW YORK --(Business Wire)--

ThomasNet.com, industry's only free platform for supplier discovery and product sourcing, today announced a partnership with RapidBuyr, the leading business-to-business provider of opportunistic access to heavily discounted everyday office items.

RapidBuyr features limited time, targeted offers for purchases of equipment, software, office supplies and more - necessities businesses can't do without," Tom Marren, Director of Web Development and Partnerships at ThomasNet.com said. "We're thrilled to give large company buying power to every visitor on ThomasNet.com, via RapidBuyr deals posted and updated daily at http://thomasnet.rapidbuyr.com/CurrentDeals."

As a result of this partnership, users of the site can access daily deals on items ranging from laser printers to software training packages - at up to 80% off retail prices. This makes the visitor's experience on ThomasNet.com even more efficient, productive and valuable as they can score exceptional deals on office needs while researching industrial products and services.

Pricing delivered through RapidBuyr was once only available to large organizations making bulk purchases. Now, these uyers, as well as small businesses, and sole proprietors, can all enjoy the same value on ThomasNet.com.



Anyone can sign-up for free, to receive RapidBuyr deals via email, customized to their specific geographic location. They can also access the discounts by clicking on the Deal of the Day at ThomasNet.com. In the first month since the RapidBuyr deals have been live there, over 1,000 buyers have registered to participate.

"We're tremendously excited to partner with ThomasNet.com. This is a premier destination for industrial buyers of all sizes, and our partnership is a win for everyone involved. RapidBuyr targeted offers bring value to ThomasNet.com users who can now purchase essential business products and services at price levels that were previously out of reach to everyone but the largest organizations. We're looking forward to delivering more value to visitors, and more satisfied buyers to ThomasNet.com, and RapidBuyr," said Kevin Wells, EVP of RapidBuyr.


For more information or to pursue other partnerships with ThomasNet.com, contact Tom Marren at [email protected].

About ThomasNet.com®

ThomasNet.com, part of Thomas Industrial Network, Inc. is the Internet's pre-eminent sourcing and supplier discovery and selection platform for OEM, MRO and other products and services. The platform serves procurement professionals, engineers, plant and facility management and other buyers from corporations, educational institutions, government agencies, the military and small businesses. It also serves manufacturers, distributors, and service companies throughout North America who want to connect and do business with these buyers.

Additionally, Thomas Industrial Network includes: the Navigator Platform, a proprietary technology that helps industrial companies leverage their product information and data to increase sales; and Enterprise Solutions that enable companies to create and manage digital product data which can be syndicated to a variety of platforms.

About RapidBuyr

RapidBuyr is a B2B daily deal site dedicated to providing millions of small and midsize businesses (SMBs) with opportunistic access to deep (up to 80%) discounts on higher dollar products and services such as hardware, software, web development & design, IT outsourcing, marketing, meetings, events, staffing assistance, SaaS (News - Alert) offerings and more.


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