Flat River Group continues its expansion with another acquisition. The distributor of toys, games, and other consumer products revealed plans to grow its gaming business with the acquisition of Greater Than Games, a St. Louis-based tabletop game publisher, design house, and consolidator.
Flat River Group, a distributor of toys, games, and other consumer products in addition to serving as a full-service provider of warehousing and fulfillment for a variety of e-commerce retailers, is strengthening its buying team.
An e-commerce distributor promoted a director to vice president and hired five more buyers. Belding-based Flat River Group said Tuesday, Oct. 12, it promoted Dan Myers, its former director of import purchasing and new business, to the role of vice president of purchasing and business development. In his new role, Myers will oversee the purchasing team.
Flat River Group announced that they have promoted Dan Myers to Vice President of Purchasing & Business Development, and also added five new buyers. Myers’ previous role at Flat River was as their Director of Import Purchasing & New Business, a position he was hired to fill in March 2021.
Inc. magazine published its list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America, and 28 West Michigan businesses made the cut this year. The list, which was released Tuesday, represents a snapshot of the most successful companies within the American economy, and this year’s companies have proved resilient through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 and 2021.
A toy and game distributor in West Michigan acquired an out-of-state wholesale distributor of consumer products for e-commerce channels. Belding-based Flat River Group said last week that it recently acquired Peru, Illinois-based Optimum Fulfillment.
A toy and game distributor in the region added new space in Kentwood, hired two senior staff members and appointed a board member. Matt Stahlin, co-founder and president of Belding-based Flat River Group, told the Business Journal last week that his company opened a new, 160,000-square-foot distribution center at 3729 Patterson Ave. SE in Kentwood on Aug. 1.
To take pressure off of its existing two facilities, Flat River Group recently announced the opening of a new 160,000 square foot distribution center in Kentwood. The facility is at 3729 Patterson Ave. SE, near the Gerald R. Ford International Airport.
Guardian Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in Wayne, Pa., has partnered with the executive management team at Belding-based Flat River Group LLC to acquire the company.
The annual “Inc. 5000” ranks the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S., based on revenue growth over the last three years. A local financial services firm is the No. 10 fastest-growing private company in the nation and the first among Michigan companies named to the 2017 “Inc. 5000” ranking.