The Threat of Buying Gray
Last week I attended the AGMA Global meeting in London. AGMA (The Alliance for Gray Market and Counterfeit Abatement) represents members from a wide spectrum of industries who see the growth of the gray market as a significant threat to profitability and growth. Most information technology companies are successful thanks to distribution channels that move […]
PureWRX Hires Europe Sales Management to Continue International Expansion
PureWRX is pleased to announce that Spencer Mitchell has joined the company as Vice President, Europe – Middle East – Africa (EMEA), where he will play a central role in continuing the rapid growth trajectory of the PureWRX Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) programs in EMEA. Mr. Mitchell will be based in Dubai. Joining Mr. Mitchell is […]
Martin Garvin Joins PureWRX Board of Advisors
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Supply chain and procurement veteran brings industry expertise from Dell and Juniper Networks to assist PureWRX with global operations. PureWRX is pleased to announce that Martin Garvin has joined the company’s Board of Advisors, bringing supply chain and global operations expertise gained from senior executive roles at Dell and Juniper Networks. PureWRX is ramping […]
Circular Economy Toolbox
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center (CCC), The Sustainability Consortium (TSC), and The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) have developed this web-based toolbox to help the private sector incorporate circularity into their core principles and business practices. The toolbox assists companies at any stage of the circular economy to develop programs and […]
The industry leader in developing Certified Pre-Owned Programs for IT Hardware manufacturers: PureWRX
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Creating and capturing revenue opportunities from the $300B IT hardware secondary market. PureWRX, based in Austin, Texas, has been building Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) programs for brands for nearly 20 years. In that period, PureWRX has sold over $800M worth of CPO products for over 40 manufacturers. The PureWRX goal is to help companies utilize […]
PureWRX Achieves TL 9000 and ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Certifications
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Less than 100 companies globally share unique designation. AUSTIN, Texas – July 26, 2017- PureWRX, the leading Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) platform in the IT hardware industry, announced today that it has successfully completed a full audit of its supply chain management system to complete the rare designation of ISO 9001:2016 and TL 9001 certified. […]
PureWRX Hires Computer Industry Veteran Jon Belcher as President
AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PureWRX is pleased to announce that Jon Belcher has joined the company as President, where he will play a central role in continuing the rapid growth trajectory of the PureWRX certified pre-owned programs. PureWRX CEO David Schofman said that “Jon’s extensive experience in the industry adds further credibility to our approach of helping […]
KPMG – Gray markets: An Evolving Concern
Unauthorized sales continue to raise costs and damage brand reputation The “gray market” refers to an alternative channel through which branded products are diverted from authorized sales channels into the hands of dealers, brokers or the open market. Gray market vendors may be unauthorized to sell those items, or may not have permission to offer […]
PureWRX: Reinventing The Secondary Market for Networking
A Certified Pre-Owned program comprehensively reduces the sales of unauthorized (gray market) products—providing end users a trusted option for maintaining an established network. Meanwhile, OEMs enjoy a new and highly profitable revenue channel that has very strategic benefits. For the last 20 years, team at PureWRX have been building CPO (Certified Pre-Owned) programs for OEMs […]
Service Abuse White Paper (Pricewaterhouse, AGMA, 2009)
Effectively managing the multi-billion dollar threat from product warranty and support abuse Facing badly bruised credit and financial markets, a sluggish economy, and the obligation to grow or even stabilize revenue and rein in costs, businesses must be keenly aware of threats to business performance and reputation. With much of the world still reeling from […]
