The roots of CROSSMARK go all the way back to 1905. The most significant event occurred on October 1st, 1995, when three sales and marketing companies merged together to form one of the first major multi-regional companies in the grocery sales industry to form what is now known as CROSSMARK. The initial merging companies were the Gordon Company based in Dallas, Texas; SALES MARK/ALPHA ONE, based in Little Rock, Arkansas; and The Phillips Company, based in Birmingham, Alabama.
| SALES MARK/ALPHA ONE |
| 1905 - |
Founded as Cooper and Johnson Company in Little Rock, AR. |
| 1981 - |
Opened an office in Memphis, TN. |
| 1981 - |
Acquired Taylor Mallicoate in Memphis & Sunbelt in Jackson, MS. |
| 1987 - |
Renamed company SALES MARK and acquired Fulcher-Evans-Welsh in Memphis/Jackson. |
| 1989 - |
ALPHA ONE Division opened office in Bentonville, AR. |
| 1990 - |
Acquired Gardner and Associates in Little Rock, AR. |
| 1991 - |
Acquired Southern Food Brokerage in Jackson/New Orleans. |
| 1992 - |
Opened ALPHA ONE office in Troy, MI and acquired the Joe Ewell
Company in New Orleans.
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| 1993 - |
Acquired Southland and the H.S. Humphries Company in Memphis. |
| 1994 - |
Opened ALPHA ONE office in Minneapolis, MN and acquired Mark VII
and Perkins and Associates in Memphis/Little Rock. |
| 1995 - |
Opened ALPHA ONE office in Toronto, Canada, acquired the H. D.
Childress Company in Mobile, AL. |
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| THE GORDON COMPANY |
| 1944 - |
Founded by Red Gordon in Dallas, TX. |
| 1980 - |
Opened office in Houston. |
| 1982 - |
Opened office in San Antonio. |
| 1984 - |
Acquired the Murdock Company in West Texas. |
| 1984 - |
Acquired the James Brokerage in Houston, TX. |
| 1985 - |
Acquired the Southtex Company in San Antonio, TX. |
| 1987 - |
Acquired the M.B. Lesesne Company in San Antonio, TX. |
| 1989 - |
Acquired the Bryne Company in Dallas, TX. |
| 1990 - |
Acquired the Russell Moss Company and M&M in Dallas, TX. |
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| THE PHILLIPS COMPANY |
| 1953 - |
Founded by Bill Phillips in Birmingham, AL. |
| 1963 - |
Opened office in Montgomery, Alabama. |
| 1970 - |
Opened office in Mobile, AL. |
| 1991 - |
Acquired Knapp Sales in Birmingham, AL. |
| 1995 - |
Merger of the Gordon Company, SALES MARK/ALPHA ONE and the
Phillips Company, now named CROSSMARK, INC., headquartered in
Dallas, Texas. |
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| CROSSMARK, INC. |
| 1996 - |
Acquired Retail Support Force (RSF) - National Retail Services in the
grocery trade channel. |
| 1996 - |
Acquired FMS, Co., servicing Nashville and Eastern Tennessee. |
| 1996 - |
Acquired the Dulin Company, servicing Tampa, Miami, Jacksonville
and Atlanta. |
| 1997 - |
Acquired the Pfiester Company servicing Detroit, Grand Rapids,
Toledo, Columbus, Cincinnati, Louisville, Indianapolis and Ft. Wayne. |
| 1997 - |
Opened an office in Kansas City. |
| 1997 - |
Opened an office in Charlotte, North Carolina, servicing the Carolina's. |
| 1997 - |
Acquired Paragon Marketing, servicing the Carolinas. |
| 1997 - |
Acquired the Bradshaw Group in the Western United States, servicing
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Alaska, Hawaii, Boise,
Phoenix, Wyoming and Montana. |
| 1998 - |
Opened an office in Denver, CO. |
| 1998 - |
Acquired Premier Sales, servicing Alabama. |
| 1998 - |
Acquired the Sell Group serving Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Iowa
and Nebraska. |
| 1998 - |
Acquired the Tom Flemming Company servicing Minnesota, and the Dakota's. |
| 1999 - |
Acquired D & F, servicing Denver. |
| 1999 - |
Opened an office in Boston, MA. |
| 1999 - |
Acquired Action Brokerage, servicing Arizona. |
| 1999 - |
Acquired the J.W. Riley Company servicing Baltimore/Washington D.C.,
Philadelphia, Lancaster, Richmond and Delaware. |
| 1999 - |
Acquired the Keystone Company servicing New Jersey, Metro New York,
Boston, Buffalo and Harrisburg. |
| 2000 - |
Acquired Allegiance 8-1-00 |
