Blish-Mize

Rundoo, the AI-first platform for independent supply stores, integrates directly with Blish-Mize Co., America's longest-operating wholesale hardware distributor, to bring modern, unified software to hardware, lumber, and building materials retailers across Blish-Mize's heartland network spanning 13 states.

Founded in 1871 in Atchison, Kansas, Blish-Mize has spent more than 150 years earning the trust of independent retailers by delivering over 52,000 products and the kind of personal service that only a family-led distributor can sustain across generations. Rundoo gives Blish-Mize dealers a single platform for POS, inventory, ordering, and vendor management, all connected to Blish-Mize's systems so the data moves itself and the owner can focus on their customers.

Why this matters

Blish-Mize serves more than 1,500 independent retailers across the Midwest and beyond, and the company's multigenerational commitment to its dealer network is the kind of thing that makes independent hardware distribution worth rooting for. But the stores in that network are independently owned businesses, and too many of them are still bouncing between disconnected systems to place a warehouse order, reconcile a shipment, or figure out why their costs drifted from what Blish-Mize sent them last Tuesday.

Rundoo fills that gap with a single system that speaks Blish-Mize natively. The integration handles catalog loads, EDI order transmission with accurate pricing, shipment receiving, price changes, and item maintenance automatically, so store owners spend less time managing data between systems and more time on the floor.

Integrations

Rundoo connects directly with Blish-Mize's systems so store owners in the heartland can spend less time chasing files across portals and more time helping customers who swear they bought 'that exact same hinge here last spring' (they didn't, but you'll find them the right one anyway).

Live

Catalog

Blish-Mize's full product catalog loads directly into Rundoo, including UPCs, descriptions, costs, retail pricing, and warehouse availability across their Atchison distribution center. Your inventory always reflects what Blish-Mize actually stocks, not what you half-remember from the last paper catalog.

Ordering

Place purchase orders from Rundoo directly to Blish-Mize over a secure EDI connection, with your store's pricing transmitted on the order so price labels come back correct. No separate portal, no re-keying, no crossing your fingers that the numbers match.

Receiving

When Blish-Mize ships an order, the shipment notification loads automatically into Rundoo with line items, quantities, and costs ready to receive. Select the shipment, confirm what showed up on the truck, and move on with your day.

Price Changes

Blish-Mize price changes flow into Rundoo automatically, keeping your member costs and retail prices accurate without anyone having to open a spreadsheet or wonder if last week's update actually got applied.

Item Maintenance

When Blish-Mize updates a product, changes a UPC, or discontinues an item, Rundoo picks it up automatically so your catalog stays clean without the kind of manual cleanup that eats an entire Tuesday afternoon.

Trade Shows

Blish-Mize hosts Customer Buying Markets twice a year in Kansas City, bringing together hundreds of independent hardware, lumber, and building materials retailers from across their 13-state territory for buying deals, vendor introductions, and the kind of industry conversations that only happen when you put a few hundred hardware people in a room together with Kansas City barbecue.

Rundoo is a Platinum Plus sponsor of Blish-Mize's markets, and we're on the show floor demoing the platform, presenting to Blish-Mize's sales representatives, and talking with store owners who are ready for software that actually talks to their distributor. If you're heading to a Blish-Mize market, come find us at the booth. We'll show you what AI-powered ordering looks like when it's connected directly to Blish-Mize's systems, and you can tell us about the hinge your customer swears they bought last spring.

Referral Program

Blish-Mize participates in the Rundoo Referral Program. When Blish-Mize's reps refer an independent supply store that goes live with Rundoo, the rep receives a $500 thank-you, and the store gets 25% off their one-time implementation fee.

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