Co-op credit earned by qualifying retail accounts expires at the end of the year. Check in with your accounts and remind them to use the co-op credit they’ve earned before it expires Dec. 31.
Retail accounts earn co-op credit that can be applied to the costs of qualified advertising, literature, merchandising and promotional items. Co-op credit is earned with every product purchase throughout the year. All credit is awarded at the beginning of January the following year and expires on Dec. 31. The more an account buys in a year, the greater the co-op percentage earned. Co-op credit is earned according to the following scale:
Total Annual Purchases Percentage Earned in Co-op Credit
$0 – $7,499 3%
$7,500 – $24,999 4%
$25,000 or more 5%
