Our Story
Founded in 1991 located just outside the Chicagoland area, focused on the retail hardware channel. National accounts include Ace Hardware, True Value, Do it Best, Orgill Brothers, Sears/Kmart and Menards. National Housewares accounts include Walgreens and Kohl’s. Regional accounts include Blain’s, Mills, Emery/Jensen Dist., Bostwick Braun, Florida Hardware, Horizon, House Hasson, Mid-States, Monroe, United Hardware, and Wallace. A team of about 40 people devoted to supporting coop hardware distribution. Customer corporate office coverage with proven team focused strategy. National Field Coverage for all key hardware retailers. In-house customer service to assist stores with orders, product questions and concerns. Also, marketing & trade show support.
Why CMI?
CMI exists to bridge any gaps that manufacturers mayhave within their distribution relationships and processes.
“People are not your most valuable asset, the right people are.”
Jim Collins, Motivational Speaker
Keys to Success
Our focus isn’t on what we are capable of doing,
our focus is on what our customers need done!
The CMI Philosophy
Work Hard
“Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”
Theodore Roosevelt
Work Honest
“No legacy is so rich as honesty.”
William Shakespeare
“Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom.”
Thomas Jefferson
Work Happy
“When people are financially invested, they want a return. When people are emotionally invested, they want to contribute.”
Simon Sinek