CDMA makes the connection between our Vendor's Products and our Buyer's Retail Outlets through our extensive marketing programs. We differentiate ourselves by supporting Vendor's Sales Teams 52 weeks a year, offering centralized billing, and hosting various events. We have created a store brand exclusively for our members and have formed strategic alliances to help fulfill our mission. Making the Connection for over 85 years, since 1926.
CDMA was founded in 1926 by a group of chain drug owners with the ambition of forming a group whose sole purpose was supporting the owners’ marketing and merchandising efforts. CDMA has evolved in many ways since those early days. After 68 years of being headquartered in New York City, the association moved to a larger facility and distribution center in Novi, Michigan in June of 1997. Today, CDMA is a vibrant and growing Association, despite consolidation of the chain drug industry. Now, more than ever, drug store retailers need an association that will support its needs and keep them competitive in this ever-changing environment. CDMA provides the programs and services that help level the playing field for its members. At CDMA, members are not just members, they are owners – holding one share of stock with all shares being equal.
