~$124,400/yr
Distribution · Florida
Five Florida sites, six years of reviews. Merchant processing was nearly 40% above market. Phase I plus a later waste and property-tax pass produced about $124,400 a year, and $446,000 in five-year value after fees.
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Locations added over time, and vendor sprawl came with them. A different waste hauler at each site, a merchant rate that had not been benchmarked in years, and cellphone and fuel contracts that had drifted well above market.
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Repriced with a competing processor
Moved to a competing national carrier
Rebid to a competing supplier
Consolidated onto one broker
Renegotiated the carrier mix
Renegotiated the incumbent contract
Moved to a lower-cost platform
Contested assessments on two parcels
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Merchant processing was the largest category
A 40% rate gap on a distributor's transaction volume translated into tens of thousands a year, found by comparing effective rates.
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Vendor sprawl was the pattern
Waste removal alone had five separate vendor relationships across five sites, none of them negotiated together.
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The relationship never really ended
Later passes on telecom, internet, and merchant processing each found new savings as contracts renewed.
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Owner as the contact, referred by the group's CPA. Recurring invoices had been quietly ratcheting. Payroll, merchant processing, and a one-time tax credit.
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HospitalityConsolidationSouth Florida
The CEO and COO ran six locations that were buying like six independents. Consolidation across gas, oil, waste, telecom, and payroll taxes... no guest or ops disruption.
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No savings, no fee. You approve every change before it happens.
