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About SKKR

STOUT, KRUG, KRUG, RYAN & ASSOCIATES, INC. (SKKR) has represented leading manufacturers across multiple industries, connecting them with top wholesale and retail partners nationwide. Our team of experienced sales, service, and support professionals is dedicated to building meaningful partnerships that drive long-term growth and measurable results.

SKKR & Associates, Inc. is a team of sales, service, and support professionals with a proven record of success in representing manufacturers of many categories of merchandise to wholesale & retail trades with over 50+ years of experience.

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SKKR operates in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Mississippi, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Ohio, Georgia, Florida, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Main, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pensilvania, Maryland, Washington D.C.

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SKKR has proudly served a wide range of industries, specializing in all aspects of retail trade-including but not limited to hardware co-op, sporting goods, farm supply, DIY, specialty patio stores, appliance stores and distributors.

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Testimonials

What makes SKKR so valuable to both vendors they represent, and our Ace Hardware stores is that they truly understand the independent hardware channel and the needs of our owners. They’ve done an exceptional job over the years making sure our stores are positioned and ready to win everyday, from both a training and inventory perspective. We’ve experienced significant growth with many vendors that SKKR represents that wouldn’t have come to fruition without the close/consistent working relationship that they have with our merchant teams, inventory teams and advertising teams.
Chris Hankla
Ace Hardware Corporation General Merchandise Manager – Oak Brook, IL
Gerten’s has worked closely with the folks at SKKR over the last 20 years and I am pleased to say, they are great people to deal with. I’ve worked with Art Krug and his people and they helped build our business at our garden center in the Twin Cities. They work with us at True Value shows, help us understand the promotions and deals, they provide coaching and assistance to our team, and continually check with us to ensure that we are taking advantage of the resources that are available to their dealers. The SKKR crew are extremely knowledgeable and have provided detail and insight that seldom occurs with other rep groups. The SKKR people allow my buyers and I to freely contact them on all matters. To sum it up, the SKKR reps do an outstanding job handling our business and are a true pleasure to do business with.
Gino Pitera
Owner of Gertens Garden Center – Inver Grove Heights, MN
My experience with SKKR is unique, interacting with them on both sides of the negotiation table; on the manufacturer side and now at Ace. I have incredible respect for their authentic approach to selling. Here’s what you can expect from SKKR. Your brand will be treated as if you were managing it across retail channels. This team immerses themselves into the product line, brand experience. An immersion that results in a blurred line; retailers often assume they are employees of the companies they represent. They take brand ambassadorship to a new level. Aggressive on the sales front. Every level in their organization has a strong bias for action to secure the sale, listing, promotion. Financially savvy, at the end of the day the math needs to work – and they balance the need for growing both the top and bottom line for their partners. The differentiator for SKKR – they’re masterful at relationship building. For them, it’s about building trusting, credible, relationships with their brand partners and retailers. In sales, you only have your reputation, results and relationships. Every member of the SKKR team understands this and operates with care to protect each. You will be proud to call them your partner. And you can trust they will deliver, while also building a partnership that will feel like family.
Kim Lefko
Ace Hardware Corporation Chief Marketing Officer – Oak Brook, IL
Our relationship with SKKR goes back nearly two decades starting at the Ace Lawn & Garden Expo in Oak Brook. From that first meeting we have never looked back. SKKR has been there to support us at each Ace Convention and every step in between. Whether it is help with planning for the season, refining an order, finding an old part or just talking about the industry, SKKR has been there for us. They have been an integral part of our company growth over the years and have treated us like a partner rather than a customer. SKKR has always been focused on how they could help us grow our business and customer base – through events and product demos, signage, department layout recommendations, product knowledge and innovative marketing ideas. SKKR excels by working as a team to represent the manufacturer in support of superior brand positioning and helping drive retailer growth.
Greg Gold
Owner of Miller’s Ace Hardware – McMurray, PA