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FA M I LY V I N E YA R D S

Although the buyer gets emails and
updates from Best Buy, it's actually
Drexel running the show, keeping
the buyer updated on the delivery,
retrieving it from a warehouse shelf,
and sending it off to its destination as
quickly as possible.
The company has both a VP of business intelligence in charge of I.T. and
a separate EDI analyst, among many
tech folks. There are about 90 employees in London, many of whom patrol
the warehouse assembling orders.
There's another dozen or so in Toronto
and Vancouver doing sales work. The
company expects to hire about 20
people when it expands this summer.
Although its provisions of 3PL
services has grown rapidly during the
pandemic, it's not the only thing Drexel
does. It also sources products and sells
them directly to retailers. That wholesale function slowed considerably
when many stores closed or limited
customer access in the last year. But
it's an area Salmon is conﬁdent will
rebound post-pandemic.

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" We've got two full-time product
people looking for items retailers will
want when we come out of this. We're
looking for table games and other
things for inside the home. I think it
will be like the Roaring Twenties, with
people who have saved money getting
out for holidays and shopping. "
If this summer's expansion isn't
enough, Drexel is also aiming south of
the border, dipping its toe in the massive market in the coming months. It
will ship from here, taking advantage
of an $800 exception for any taxes or
duty. When volume increases, it plans
to open a U.S. warehouse. CHRISTOPHER

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" WE STARTED BY
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AND BEGAN TO
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