Company Overview
SAGE Books is a retail bookseller that provides customers with a one-stop-shopping experience for books, magazines, and multimedia (music, DVDs, and Blu-ray). Established in 2011 by a group of college graduates, SAGE Books has grown from a local book chain in Utah into a national destination for book lovers in just 12 years.
SAGE Books's latest effort focuses on enhancing its e-commerce website to transform SAGE Books into the #1 bookshop on the internet. The current strategy is a two-phase approach. The first phase implements measures to optimize the company’s distribution network to reduce shipping costs and delays for the customer. Phase two will see the opening of a trusted third-party seller marketplace within the current e-commerce website while adhering to PCI DSS and GDPR regulations. The enhancements of both phases will allow the company to better compete with similar retailers while offering customers better prices and the opportunity to find unique items, such as out-of-print copies or signed books.
At present, SAGE Books operates 400 retail locations in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, and has three distribution centers operating in California, Texas, and Florida. The company employs approximately 12,000 people across retail, in-house cafés, and distribution centers. Annual sales have steadily increased year over year since 2014, and annual sales in 2022 amounted to nearly $900 million.