iCoStore (PPAI 372689, Gold), PPAI 100’s No. 45 distributor, has announced its merger with Houston-based distributor CCI (PPAI 196501, Standard-Base).
The combined organization brings together modern company-store technology, streamlined systems and expanded on-demand decoration and fulfillment, while continuing the long-standing relationships and responsive service CCI customers know, the company says.
Tom Meissner
CEO, iCoStore
“CCI has earned customer trust through consistency, responsiveness and strong program management,” says Tom Meissner, CEO of iCoStore. “By bringing our platform and operational scale together, we’re making it easier to run branded programs with reliable on-demand decoration, scalable fulfillment and workflow visibility, while keeping brand standards and service at the center.”
The integration expands on-demand decoration capabilities across embroidery, screen print, DTF, laser, UV printing and print on-demand, supported by scalable fulfillment, kitting and bulk program needs.
“Our longstanding customers work with CCI because of our great service, our understanding of their brands and ease of doing business with us,” says Carolyn Strempel, MAS, founder of CCI (Custom Concepts, Inc.). “That does not change. This integration allows us to enhance the customer experience using iCoStore’s store technology, in-house decoration and production resources.”
Carolyn Strempel, MAS
Founder, CCI
iCoStore, which operates from a 36,000 sq. ft. production and fulfillment operation in Tempe, Arizona, has significantly invested in technology in recent years to better serve its clients’ marketing and reporting needs through product classification and trends.
A member of The Peernet Group, iCoStore was named to PPAI’s Greatest Companies To Work For last year.
