Lasting Impressions Event Rentals purchases T-rriffic Table Linens

Sep. 27, 2020

J.P. Fritz, president, Lasting Impressions Event Rentals, Columbus and Cleveland, Ohio, and The Alleen Co. of Cincinnati, who also is a member of the ARA of Ohio board, recently purchased T-rriffic Table Linens, which has been serving the Columbus area for the past 25 years.

“T-rriffic Table Linens always has been known for its high quality, high service and good selection of linens. They had many of the same linens as we have — especially in poly. With this purchase we will be able to increase our inventory in both our Cincinnati and Cleveland locations, which will give us the ability to handle last-minute orders so much easier,” Fritz says. “In addition, because the product inventory quality and the way they serviced their customers were similar to our inventory quality and customer service, customers should see a very seamless transition.”

Fritz first approached the owner of T-rriffic Table Linens 10 years ago. “At that time, I said if she would ever want to sell her business, I would be interested. This past July, she approached me and said she was ready,” Fritz says.

The sale was finalized Sept. 11. “As of Sept. 16, we started moving inventory to Lasting Impressions’ Columbus location. Initially, we are putting all the linens in our Columbus location so they can be organized, cleaned and bagged. In the next month or so we will start increasing our linen inventory in both our Cleveland and Cincinnati locations,” Fritz says.

While linens are not in as high demand now because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Fritz sees this purchase as a good long-term investment for his company.

“This transition will be really good for us,” Fritz says. “Columbus is our biggest market for linen right now. This will give us the ability to market our linens much more and for more linens to be at all of our locations. That will mean we won’t have to transfer linens from one location to another if they are needed right away. It will make the entire process seamless and a win-win all of the way around.”

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