“Just curious. What gets under your skin these days when it comes to your local wholesalers?”

The AD buying/marketing group is in a good place.

Chris Williams, president of Columbia, South Carolina-based Gateway Supply, says there is one reason the third-generation distributor continues to be an industry success story.

During its annual conference in September at Disney Swan in Orlando, Florida, the Association of Independent Manufacturers Representatives’ bestowed honors on three individuals who have been key components of not only AIM/R but the rep function in general.

Not only is Coors Field in Denver home to Major League Baseball’s Colorado Rockies, but the 50,398-seat venue hosts a full lineup of summer concerts and events when the team is on the road.

Mentor, Ohio-based Mill-Rose Co. is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year as the world’s largest manufacturer of twisted-wire brushes.

Over the last decade I have lost count of the amount of guest speakers I have listened to at the many meetings and conventions I have attended.

Epicor Senior Director Distribution Customer Sales Tony Corley sees one common pain point when chatting with the company’s distribution customers.

Former American Supply Association Rick Fantham has told the story before about how national distributor Hajoca, of which Fantham is its president and CEO, had submitted its membership resignation to the national association about a decade ago.