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PAGE COOPERATIVE
PAGE was founded as a member owned, not-for-profit, to level the purchasing playing field for independent newspaper publishers and printers. By cooperating with each other, publishers were able to obtain more favorable pricing and terms from the key suppliers of our industry and receive in return dividends and rebates for their purchases. PAGE suppliers received the positive benefits from PAGE affiliation through loyal purchasing and reduced administration costs.
Members purchase over $100 million dollars annually through the Cooperative.
PAGE Cooperative was originally formed to save its members money and that goal still holds true today.
By joining together with other independently owned newspaper companies, PAGE Cooperative members earn significant volume based discounts and rebates on consumables, equipment, and services from over 100 PAGE suppliers. While saving money may be the biggest advantage of PAGE, it isn’t the only one.
PAGE Cooperative is a not-for-profit, member-owned cooperative buying association.
The Cooperative has an extensive nationwide membership with members in all 50 states, including more than 500 daily newspapers and over 900 non-daily publishing facilities. This represents almost three-quarters of the privately owned daily newspapers in the United States.
We know that you and your team will benefit from the benefits and opportunities that PAGE Cooperative can provide. If for any reason, however, your company decides to resign, PAGE will issue a full refund.*
* Limitations apply.
If you are a supplier and want to partner with PAGE Cooperative, contact us.
The goal of PAGE Cooperative is to combine its volume purchasing and to bring supplies and services to PAGE members at a cost lower than members could expect to command on their own. In return, PAGE suppliers receive substantial benefits.
PAGE Members enjoy significant volume-based discounts and rebates on consumables, equipment and services. While saving money may be the biggest advantage of PAGE, it isn’t the only one. Visit the Membership page to see a full list of benefits awaiting your company.
Joining is easy and normally takes around one week from the time all required paperwork is received to reach the PAGE Cooperative Board of Directors for review.
No, there are no annual or monthly dues paid to PAGE Cooperative, just a one-time equity membership fee.
PAGE suppliers are first interviewed by PAGE staff, then reviewed by the PAGE Supplier Evaluation Committee. This committee meets each year to make their recommendations to the PAGE Board of Directors who has the final determination on whether a supplier is approved or not. There is no initiation or ongoing fee for a PAGE Cooperative Supplier. You can start this process by contacting PAGE Cooperative.
Ordering from a PAGE partner is simple. Just contact the supplier and let them know that you are a PAGE member. We will invoice you for the product and they will ship the product directly to you.
Members of PAGE Cooperative serve on a variety of membership committees who help select Suppliers and negotiate special pricing programs for the membership.
If your company has a product, service, or success story that you would like to highlight, contact the PAGE Cooperative office at 800-468-9568. Webinars are only available to PAGE Preferred Suppliers.
When PAGE Cooperative refers to itself as “member-owned,” it means that PAGE is equally owned by its newspaper company members – like your company.
After depositing a one-time equity membership fee, potential PAGE Members must then qualify under PAGE Cooperative’s Credit Insurance Program and be approved by a majority vote of the PAGE Cooperative Board of Directors. You can start the application process on the Register page.
Yes, PAGE Cooperative is exclusively for privately owned newspaper companies. In fact, PAGE Cooperative membership includes about one-quarter of all the daily newspapers and over 70% of the privately owned daily newspapers in the United States.
Yes, the equity membership fee for a member to join PAGE is fully refundable if that member resigns from PAGE for any reason.
The process can take several months.
Credits issued by a PAGE Supplier through the Cooperative can be applied by the member to any PAGE purchase.
Yes, PAGE Suppliers offer a long list of products and services valuable to any company including credit card processing, discounted shipping through FedEx, and digital services just to name a few.
A webinar is a web-based seminar that allows for interaction between a PAGE supplier and PAGE members. PAGE recommends logging into a webinar 10 – 15 minutes before the scheduled webinar time to ensure that any technical issues are worked out before the presentation begins.
When PAGE Cooperative refers to itself as “not-for-profit,” it means that all net margins (profits) from the operation of PAGE are returned to the newspaper company owners – like your company.
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