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Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award**2021 Award Recipient,**Service

MidwayUSA employees assembling orders in boxes to ship to customers.
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**For more information**
MidwayUSA
5875 W. Van Horn Tavern Rd.
Columbia, MO 65203
(573) 445-6363 x2166qms [at] midwayusa.com(qms[at]midwayusa[dot]com)www.midwayusa.com

MidwayUSA is a family-owned Internet retailer offering “Just About Everything”® for shooting, hunting, and the outdoors. It is a world leader in its market sector, ranking in the top 3% of the best U.S. performers in Customer satisfaction out of 3,500 internet retailers. Offering more than 165,000 products from more than 900 Suppliers, across 18 categories. MidwayUSA’s gross sales exceeded $700 million in 2021. Employing 615  Employees at its facility in Columbia, Mo., the organization is proud that itsEmployees share its Values and have a passion for serving its Customers, in addition to many having a deep passion for shooting, hunting, and outdoor sports. Since first adopting the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence in 2006, MidwayUSA has continued to pursue its vision “to be the best-run business in America, and the most successful, most respected business in our industry, for the benefit of our Customers."

This is the third Baldrige Award for MidwayUSA; the company was honored in the small business category in 2009 and 2015.

**Highlights**

Increased sales per full-time Employee from about $500,000 in 2014 to more than $1 million in 2020
	Ranks in the top 3% of the best U.S. performers in Customer satisfaction out of 3,500 internet retailers
	Achieved 2 million active Customers and has a Customer retention rate of over 80%, 20 points higher than the national Direct  Marketing Association best benchmark
	Averaged 39% net income growth every year over the past 12 years
	Outperforms the next-best online retail competitor in overall Supplier and Partner satisfaction with 94% satisfaction rate in 2020 and 2021Leadership Founded on Values and Being the "Best-Run Business in America"

In support of its vision “to be the best-run business in America, and the most successful, most respected business in our industry, for the benefit of our Customers” senior leaders share the mission, vision, and values with all stakeholders. The mission statement is reviewed and affirmed during the Strategic Planning Process, with changes approved by the Board of Directors and shared during monthly and quarterly meetings and through campus postings. Employees’ ratings that the actions of leaders and coworkers align with the mission, vision, values, and organizational culture improved from 79% in 2017 to 90% in 2021, better than the best benchmark of a national survey.
	Senior leaders monitor dashboards daily, with cascading measures for departmental accountability. They engage Employees, Suppliers, and Partners through the 12-month, rolling Strategic Planning Process. During Monthly Results Reviews, the Chairman, President/CEO, and departments review performance via scorecards to create a short- and long-term focus on the mission and operational goals.
	Senior leaders lead the development of Company Action Plans and corrective action reports to ensure alignment with the vision. A “Bucket List” serves as a collection site for innovative ideas or intelligent risks generated by Employees that are analyzed as potential Company Action Plans to help achieve strategic objectives and long-term goals.
	The Senior Leadership Team selects future leaders annually to be mentored for leadership positions. Nearly 80% of management positions are filled from within, surpassing the benchmark for the online KPI Library, a crowd-sourced repository of key performance indicators.Strategy, to Embrace Agility and an Open-Door Culture

A rolling12-month, seven-step (with 26 supporting steps) Strategic Planning Process is designed to help MidwayUSA identify the need for, enact, and sustain change, and monthly meetings give the organization the agility to respond quickly. Strengths-weaknesses-opportunities-threats analyses are used to understand and determine higher-level strategic challenges and potential mitigation strategies. The Strategic Plan Execution completion rate, which represents the percentage of Company Action Plans completed within the allotted time frame, is more than 95%, well above the KPI Library benchmark of 77%.
	Through an open-door culture, Employees engage with and share concerns with senior leaders through State of the Business meetings, Department Knowledge Sharing meetings, daily department musters (frontline staff assemble to receive performance information), new hire orientation, and Employee focus groups.Benchmark Performance for Workforce Results

Employee satisfaction and engagement have remained steady at about 85% since 2015, 10 points above a national survey-provider best benchmark. Employees rate their satisfaction with the right tools and support to do their jobs at nearly 90%; this improved 4 points since 2020. Other satisfaction survey results also improved since 2020, including appropriate amount of work, clear communication, competitive benefits, meaningful jobs, and input into decision making.
	Sales dollars per Employee cost have nearly doubled, from about $9 in 2004 to $22 in 2020. This increase in workforce capability and capacity has led to over $1 million in sales per full-time Employee in 2020, up from about $500,000 in 2014.
	MidwayUSA has averaged 39% net income growth every year over the past 12 years. This supports the organization sharing profits with staff, which it has done for the last 17 years. 2020 was a record profit-sharing year for the organization.
	MidwayUSA projects sustained benchmark leadership performance in workforce climate results, including the Employee Rewards Index, which compares benefits, services, and policies offered at MidwayUSA to local, award-winning, and industry organizations.
	Employees have rated satisfaction with “competitive salary for my position” at close to or at 90% since 2014; in 2021, this rating was almost 25 points higher than a national survey comparison benchmark. Measures of “advancement opportunities and growth within my position” and “continuous learning, training, and development” also show benchmark leadership results, which are about 15 points higher than the national survey comparison best.Operational Results Based on Relationships and Cutting-Edge Technologies

In 2020, MidwayUSA adopted session replay technology allowing Employees to watch Customers’ on-site experiences and predict areas of the website that may dissatisfy Customers in the future. Through Customer behavior and a Product Recommendation Engine, active and inactive Customers are only sent advertisements for things that are or predicted to be of interest to them. The Customer Behavior Analysis process and algorithms are used to identify Customers unlikely to purchase products in the short term. In addition, in-house website design/development and application development capabilities have allowed MidwayUSA to integrate multiple cutting-edge technologies, such as artificial intelligence.
	Due to its Supplier and Partner relationships, MidwayUSA secured a high level of product allocation (a strategic inventory method used when the quantity of products available for purchase is limited), allowing for a 65% in-stock product rate, outperforming its next-best industry competitor.
	MidwayUSA significantly outperforms the next-best online retail competitor in overall Supplier and Partner satisfaction with 94% satisfaction rate in 2020 and 2021. Survey data for “friendly, courteous, ethical relationship with Suppliers” improved from 93% in 2018 to 97% in 2020, better than the best-competitor’s benchmark.
	Results for timely and accurate payments show that MidwayUSA is the benchmark leader among its competitors, with sustained performance since 2014 around 95% and approaching 100%. The next-best competitor is at about 80%.Award-Winning Customer Loyalty and Advocacy

MidwayUSA averages 94-95% Customer satisfaction each year, outperforming a national marketing research company’s circle of excellence benchmark since 2018. In addition, since 2018, Customer loyalty and advocacy have exceeded 90%, at or above the circle of excellence benchmark.
	MidwayUSA’s Customer retention is at an all-time high, with 2 million active Customers, retention is at 80%, 20 points higher than the national Direct Marketing Association, demonstrating MidwayUSA’s benchmark leadership levels in its industry.
	MidwayUSA is a 13-time winner of the national marketing research company BizRate’s Circle of Excellence Award®, which it has won for the last seven years in a row. MidwayUSA ranks in the top 3% of the best U.S. performers in Customer satisfaction out of 3,500 internet retailers. Measures of on-time delivery, Customer advocacy (likelihood to recommend), and Customer loyalty have all yielded results for several years equal to or better than the circle of excellence benchmarks.Continuously Improving Financial Results

MidwayUSA’s growth in gross sales outperformed the next-best competitor benchmark by nearly 30 points, reaching 100% 2020. The organization has grown on average 17% annually over the past 12 years, almost double the average industry growth rate of 9%.
	Gross sales exceeded $700 million in 2021. Net income surpassed a national risk management association benchmark by nearly 25 points in 2020. Gross margin has nearly doubled since 2017.
	Return on assets has averaged 75% since 2016. This percentage is better than a national risk management association benchmark and sets MidwayUSA as the benchmark leader in its industry.
	For the last several years, MidwayUSA has been in the top 3% (circle of excellence benchmark) of all organizations surveyed by a national marketing research company in terms of price relative to other online retailers; product availability; and “frequent, engaging, relevant promotions.”Citizenship and Community Support

Key communities are generously supported through monetary contributions, educational TV vignettes, and Key Conservation Group events. Over $50 million was donated by MidwayUSA to key communities in 2020 with over $4 million being donated directly to the local community. In addition, shareholders donated $1 million to the Baldrige Foundation, to be awarded to the first Missouri public school to receive a Baldrige Award.
	Employees support their community by participating in biannual Red Cross blood drives. In 2021, 55 units were collected, a 45% increase over 2018.****Back to Press Release****

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