| Formerly | Carpet Co-op of America |
|---|---|
| Company type | Shared services cooperative |
| Industry | Carpeting, Purchasing cooperative |
| Founded | 1984 in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States |
| Founders | Howard Brodsky and Alan Greenberg |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | USA and Canada |
Key people | Eric Bernstein (CEO), Howard Brodsky (Chairman) |
| Products | Shared services for carpet and other product and service providers |
Number of employees | 300 (2017) |
| Website | ccaglobalpartners |
CCA Global Partners, formerly Carpet Co-op of America, is an American shared services membership purchasing cooperative.
The company was founded in 1984 as a carpet cooperative business in Manchester, New Hampshire. It has since expanded into 14 co-ops covering a variety of different industries. [1] CCA Global Partners includes stores throughout the United States, Canada and other countries. [2]
The late Alan Greenberg together with Howard Brodsky were co-founders, with Brodsky acting as chairman. [3]
Howard Brodsky and the late Alan Greenberg started Carpet Co-op of America in 1984. The partners soon brought on Sandy Mishkin, [4] and in 1985 they founded Carpet One with 13 carpet companies as their initial membership. [5] Members paid $12,000 to join the cooperative, with no additional monthly franchise fee. After one year, the cooperative posted retail sales of $25 million for its then 26 members. The organization almost doubled its membership to 50 by the middle of 1986. [6]
The company changed its name to CCA Global Partners in 2001. [7] The same year the company acquired Ilucio, a lighting buying group, including its brands. Ilucio was renamed to Lighting One. [8] By the year 2005, the company had approximately 650 shareholders and brought in about $9.6 billion in revenue. [9]
In 2006, the cooperative held its first Global Summit, which included executives and business owners from all the company's divisions. [10]
Alan Greenberg, co-founder, chairman and CEO, died from cancer in 2007. [11] That year "Green Select" was launched which committed the company to a more environmentally friendly business model. [12] The following year, 2008, Rick Bennet was appointed as the company's new CEO. [13]
Brodsky and Greenberg were inducted into the Cooperative Hall of Fame of the US National Cooperative Business Association in 2009. [14] Mishkin was awarded the first Floor Covering News Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010. [15] In 2012, Mishkin was inducted into the World Floor Covering Association's (WRCA) Flooring Industry Hall of Fame. [16]
In 2015, Brodsky began to promote cooperative businesses worldwide through the initiative termed: 'Cooperatives for a Better World.' [17]
In October 2024, Brodsky was replaced as CEO by Eric Bernstein and Bennett was replaced by Keith Spano (president of Carpet One Floor & Home and president, Retail Groups) and Steve Sieracki (president of Flooring America, Flooring Canada, The Floor Trader and International Design Guild).
As of 2017 [update] , CCA Global Partners had 110 employees in its headquarters in Manchester, New Hampshire, and 275 employees in their St. Louis, Missouri office, where the accounting, rebate system, legal department, and other operations are located. [5]
The following fall under CCA Global Partners:
In 2005, the company created the CCA Relief Fund, which supports employees of CCA members who have been adversely affected by natural disasters. [40]
CCA Global Partners began a golf tournament to raise funds for the Floor Covering Industry Foundation in 2003 to help employees with illnesses, disabilities or other serious issues. [41]