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title: Tribe Market | Distributor Thriving on Ordermentum | Case Study
description: Ordermentum speaks to Richard Ballard and Michael Vassallo from Tribe Market Distributors about how the e-commerce like platform for suppliers has helped their business grow. No more late payments or manual invoicing!
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# [Tribe Market | Distributor Thriving on Ordermentum | Case Study ](https://www.ordermentum.com/supplier/stories/tribe-market)

 Written by [Esha Thaper](https://www.ordermentum.com/supplier/stories/author/esha-thaper) | April 28, 2023

Michael and Richard, founders of Tribe Market, initially ran separate businesses. Michael ran a cafe and had a raw cake distribution business, and Richard ran a milk and cold brew coffee distribution business. 

They ended up using the same warehouse and even sold product to each other, and over time, they realised they had a shared vision. Unhappy with their third-party logistics, they began working together and took small but significant steps to grow their business. 

Today, Tribe Market offers “The Good Stuff" to their customers: thoughtfully selected products that either have a positive environmental impact, are Australian produced (ideally South Australian produced), or offer a positive health impact. 

We speak with Michael and Richard about how they’ve used Ordermentum to streamline their business operations and make growing their business a little easier. 

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