Welcome to a Special Edition of The Chronicle, dedicated to keeping you up to speed on the supplier price changes that are in the pipeline for Q3 2010. In this edition, we've consolidated all the various price changes that have been communicated to TriMega. While many of these price notifications have been featured in prior editions of The Chronicle, the simple alphabetical listing below will help ensure you are well equipped to be able to react to these changes.

The following suppliers have announced price changes slated for Q3 2010. Please click on the supplier name to access their page in the Supplier Directory.

 

2009 Price Changes

Supplier	Letter	Price File Posted	Full Increase/Decrease/Update*	No Change
ACCO		yes	Update
Advantus		yes	Update
Alliance Rubber	yes	yes	Increase
Ampad		yes	Updated
Buddy Products		yes	Increase
Cosco/National Stamp	yes	yes	Updated
Duracell/Saalfeld		yes	Update
E.S. Robbins	yes		Increase
Fellowes	yes	yes	Increase - Bankers Box
HON	yes		Update
Katun		yes	Update
LaGasse		yes	Update
Mayline Group	yes		Increase
Meadwestvaco Envelope	yes	yes	Increase
PM Company	yes	yes	Increase
Quality Park	yes		Increase
Rubbermaid Commercial	yes	yes	Increase
Saalfeld		yes	Update
Southworth		yes	Increase
Staedtler		yes	Increase
TOPS	yes	yes	Decrease
TST/Impreso (5/17/10)	yes	yes	Increase
Victor		yes	Increase

* Udate = Price files indicate no clear full line price increase or decrease. Some items may have increased, some decreased, some no change.

We hope this Special Edition Chronicle is a valuable tool for you as we enter Q3 2010.

In addition, the new TriMega Direct Cost file for Q3 2010 will be available June 11th, and will be posted to the "TriMega Quarterly Buy Direct" page of the TriMega Supplier Directory.

Should TriMega receive any additional supplier price changes, we will be sure to communicate them to you in future Chronicle Newsletters.

Thank you.

TriMega Purchasing Association