Consignment Opportunities
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Many qualities separate the cream of Amish Acres' crop of accepted vendors and merchandise from the rest of craft malls and coops. 
Amish Acres vendors have the potential privilege of displaying in up to four distinct shops (Amish Acres, The Cow Shed, The Inn at Amish Acres, and The Nappanee Inn) within the same complex with single management and accounting. Vendors become quickly spoiled by policies which require no fixed rent, no defined spaces, and no limitation of the amount of inventory displayed. The relationship between Amish Acres and its select vendors is a turnkey one. Upon acceptance through a rigorous jury process, Amish Acres experienced personnel accept vendor's merchandise priced with Amish Acres own tags at the shop door, integrate and display it in its best light. The cross merchandising is the most sophisticated in the market. Amish Acres' shops permit vendors from outside the local area to open a virtual new outlet with no risk or effort, save producing and supplying the shops on a continuing and timely basis. Commission is paid each month on a number of generous department based plans.
Quality is the key component in the success of the entire Amish Acres experiment; and it assures that quality carries over into all of its retail ventures. Vendors interested in becoming part of the Amish Acres series of shopping experience may contact Amish Acres, LLC, at:
Director of Vendor Relations
1600 West Market Street
Nappanee, IN 46550
(574) 773-4188
Fax (574) 773-4180
amishacres@amishacres.com
Vendors' Support
Vendors and their merchandise have the privilege of becoming part of the Amish Acres series of shops by invitation only. Through a voluntary and on going design development program, vendors will receive constructive criticism and creative suggestions on how to customize their products to the demand of Amish Acres clientele. Theme shops thrive best with theme merchandise. Every product and service offered and provided by Amish Acres is in celebration of the simple, self-sufficient tradition of Amish Society with the highest quality standards and value pricing.
Association with Amish Acres in any of these venues can become a rewarding and satisfying long term relationship. In today's rapidly changing retail climate, Amish Acres is a refreshing respite from the blasé, normal, homogenized, mass-produced, imported, impersonal and mundane shopping evolving in every community across America.
Vendor Policies
Upon acceptance as an Amish Acres consignment vendor, the following policies will be followed:
A signed contact will be on file with Indiana Retail Merchants Certificate number and Certificate of Insurance attached. Blank Amish Acres tags will be issued to each vendor. Vendors will price each piece with an Amish Acres tag, including the assigned vendor number and retail price. Amish Acres may reject any and all merchandise delivered on consignment. Amish Acres personnel reserves the right to display all merchandise to the overall shop's advantage. Merchandise must be left for a minimum of ninety (90) days. Amish Acres reserves the right to request in writing pick up of slow selling merchandise, which after sixty (60) days becomes the property of Amish Acres and no further responsibility remains. Sales are tabulated as of the last day of each month and commission checks are mailed by the 15th of the following month. Contractual arrangements between each vendor and Amish Acres are confidential. Acceptance into the program implies the ability to keep inventory levels at an agreed quantity.
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