2024 November

Show up and give back: Meet your 2025 ASA President, Dave Poteete

Industry veteran and PHCP-PVF distributor owner focuses on hard work and giving back.

Natalie Forster

November 7, 2024

Industry veteran and PHCP-PVF distributor owner focuses on hard work and giving back.

Male worker working on his laptop in a warehouse.

Five ways acquisitions are changing

How Brad Jacobs' acquisition target of Rexel may change valuations in the distribution industry.

Brad Williams

November 13, 2024

This article examines the implications for valuation metrics, strategies, and investor perceptions in the distribution industry regarding this potential acquisition.

Showroom Dollars & Sense | Jeffrey Valles

The battle for luxury bathroom and kitchen spaces still rages

Becoming luxury avengers

Jeff Valles

November 8, 2024

Our mission, should we choose to accept it? Help them redirect their supervillain vanilla vision to letting professionals create their worthy spaces.

Businesswoman using Digital tablet in warehouse.

Marketing Matters | Alicia Branham

Navigating digital transformation challenges in the PVF Industry

Steps to achieving digital transformation company-wide.

Alicia Branham

November 11, 2024

Digital transformation in the PVF industry involves automation, IoT for real-time monitoring, and cloud-based solutions to enhance efficiency and responsiveness to market changes. Success requires a strategic approach that assesses readiness, invests in the right technologies, and prepares the workforce for effective tool use.

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ASA President's Letter

Are you laying the groundwork to embrace the future?

Technology and innovation are shaping the future of distribution.

Patrick Maloney

November 14, 2024

Technology is a catalyst for change, reshaping our work lives through automation, advanced data analytics, and artificial intelligence. As industry leaders, we must embrace these changes to maintain our competitive edge and ensure the survival of our businesses.

Handling political climates in the workplace

As the election year wraps up, refocus employees to remember shared company goal.

Natalie Forster

November 6, 2024

As an employer, it is first important that you understand your own and your employees' rights when it comes to Freedom of Speech in the workplace.

ASA News

September sales trends: A mixed bag amid economic uncertainty

November 14, 2024

ASA's Monthly Sales Report shows a 5% year-over-year sales decline for wholesalers in September 2024, with year-to-date sales down 0.4%. PHCP firms increased sales by 5% and blended PHCP & PVF firms by over 8%. Overall, respondents reported a nearly 5% median sales increase for September, despite an 8% drop from August.

InSinkErator and ASA are collaborating in cleaning up kitchens and our environment

ASA Platinum Supplier Partner Spotlight

November 8, 2024

According to the EPA, every year, the food waste Americans throw into the trash contributes to a staggering 18% of the total methane emissions created by landfills, harmful greenhouse gasses that are increasing the potential of global warming.