LA VERGNE, TN – The Web Marketing Association announced today that AccessIngram.com has won a 2004 WebAward for Outstanding Achievement in Website Development. The award recognizes work “above and beyond the standard of excellence” within a particular industry. Sites were judged on design, innovation, content, technology, interactivity, copy writing, and ease...
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Pirates of the Caribbean now available to booksellers through “one-stop” access
LA VERGNE, TN – Ingram Book Group, a leading wholesaler of trade books and related products, and Ingram Entertainment Inc., a leading distributor of home entertainment products, today announced an agreement that will extend their wholesale distribution of DVD and video titles to Ingram Book retail and Christian bookstore customers. Already...
Three promoted at Ingram Entertainment Inc.
David B. Ingram, Chairman and President of Ingram Entertainment Inc., announced today the promotion of three key executives. W. Donnie Daniel has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Robert W. Webb has been named Executive Vice President, Purchasing and Operations; Jeffrey D. Skinner has been named Senior...
Ingram Enters Beverage Business with Purchase of Crown Distributing Company
NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 17, 2002 – DBI Distributing Inc. announced today that it has entered the beverage distribution industry with the purchase of assets of Crown Distributing Co., Inc. of Memphis. Crown serves Shelby County, distributing beverages for approximately 20 suppliers. Terms of the deal will not be disclosed. The company...
Ingram Entertainment sells Action International Marketing
LA VERGNE, TN – Ingram Entertainment Inc. has sold its computer liquidation company, Action International Marketing. Ingram Entertainment, the nation’s largest home entertainment distribution company, announced the sale recently in a memo to IEI associates. Ingram Entertainment Chairman and President David Ingram cited an inability to find management in the liquidation...
Ingram Entertainment Completes Acquisition of Major Video Concepts
NASHVILLE, Tenn., October 18, 2000 – Ingram Entertainment Inc. (www.ingramentertainment.com), the leading national distributor of home entertainment products, has completed the acquisition of Major Video Concepts, Inc. (MVC) announced on October 9, 2000. MVC, which was acquired from Indianapolis-based LDI Ltd., had sales of $266 million in 1999, primarily from the...
Ingram Entertainment Announces an Agreement to Acquire Major Video Concepts Inc. from LDI
NASHVILLE, Tenn., October 9, 2000 – Ingram Entertainment Inc. (www.ingramentertainment.com), the leading national distributor of home entertainment products, announced today it has signed an agreement to purchase the assets of Major Video Concepts Inc. (MVC) from LDI Ltd. The sale is expected to close later this week. David Ingram, Chairman and...
Universal Studios Home Video to Streamline Distribution Effective with the December 5, 2000 Release of The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
UNIVERSAL CITY, CA – Universal Studios Home Video today announced that it will streamline its current distribution affiliations in a move to allow more focused sales and marketing efforts. The company will distribute rental product through Ingram Entertainment Inc. and Video Product Distributors (VPD) as well as continuing its revenue...
Ingram Entertainment Inc. Announces Independence
LA VERGNE, TN –Ingram Entertainment Inc. Chairman and President David B. Ingram formally announced today that Ingram Entertainment Inc., the nation’s largest distributor of prerecorded videocassettes, is now an independent company and is no longer a wholly owned subsidiary of the Ingram Industries Inc. organization. Mr. Ingram and Thomas H....