CARBONDALE — Compac International Inc. will supply Compac’s newly launched Titan Tote Slider Big Bag on Walmart’s online merchandising website Marketplace and in Walmart physical stores. announced that it had been selected by Walmart. Featuring a novel holiday print scheme, it is intended to be used to store holiday decorations and essentials.
Gregory S. Spree, founder and president of Com-Pac, said during Walmart’s 9th annual open call for vendors of U.S.-made products that the company will bring its new line of large storage bags to Walmart affiliates in August. He said he received an invitation to pitch. The event was held on October 24th and 25th at Walmart’s headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas.
“The offering is a significant addition to Walmart’s $350 billion investment over 10 years in goods made, grown, and assembled in the United States,” John Farner, president and CEO of Walmart US, said on the company’s website. ” said the company on its website. This is good for our customers and this country’s economy, as it is expected to help create more than 750,000 jobs, while helping customers get the goods they need, when they need them, at a price they can afford. is correct. ”
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This year’s call received over 15,000 product applications. His pitches from 700 companies from across the country featured over 1,000 different products. Only 180 of his products were selected for immediate sale in stores, and Com-Pac’s product was one of his successful products.
“It was a shark tank-like experience where in 30 minutes we were able to demonstrate how our products meet a need, are better than our competitors, and of course are competitively priced. There’s no other really large bag that’s easy to close and use for storing your supplies. And because Walmart is so focused on sustainability, they can’t make a tote bag with hard sides that can hold the same contents. “We found that it takes 18 times more plastic than to make one,” Spree said.
It’s unclear when the Titan bag will hit Walmart stores, but it will likely be sometime during the Christmas season.
“Our employees say they are so proud to see the actual products we make here in Carbondale every day in retail stores across the country. It’s a real sense of pride that is often underappreciated when coming from overseas,” Spree said.
The Titan bag is the third retail product introduced by Com-Pac under its own brand. We also offer Zip-N-Squeeze Oral Care Bags and Shake and Bake Bags. Sprehe said it also makes shake-and-bake bags under its Great Value brand.
“Due to the pandemic, we decided to add a third phase to our marketing channel strategy and include the sale of Com-Pac branded products to direct-to-consumer retailers such as Walmart, Target, Costco, and Amazon. , Ebay, Etsy, etc. Historically, we have sold products only as a contract manufacturer or distributor, making us susceptible to the ups and downs of sales and marketing efforts. “Adding our new strategy will help us chart our own destiny with innovative products made right here in Carbondale, Illinois.” Sprehe continued.
The Titan Totes Slider Big Bag is currently available for purchase on Amazon.
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Com-Pac International is a privately held family company owned by Sprehe and his step-son, Don Wright. The company manufactures flexible packaging products for the medical and laboratory specimen processing industries and sells them under several of his Com-Pac brand names as well as to private label customers.
Com-Pac celebrates its 34th anniversary this November and employs nearly 250 people in an industrial park in Carbondale.