AD member sales up 30% to a record $58.5 billion in 2021
AD is reporting total 2021 member sales were $58.5 billion, a 30% increase from 2020, with purchases by member companies from AD supplier partners up 39% to $16.6 billion. Additionally, AD achieved a 49% increase in net distributions to its members, surpassing the $1 Billion milestone for the first time in the group’s 40-year history.
83 independents joined the group in 2021, 62 of which came over from other groups, bringing AD’s total member count to 845 across 13 Divisions and 3 countries. AD’s members also made 73 acquisitions during 2021.