As wholesalers, manufacturers and reps gather this month in San Antonio for the ASA show, we can catch up on what we've done and where we've been since the last time many of us saw one another - at the Kitchen and Bath Show last spring in Orlando.
The ASA show will provide some value. A few new products will be introduced and wholesalers will get a chance to meet with their vendors. But having multiple plumbing shows continues to be an inefficient use of time and resources. We've long advocated a consolidated show as one obvious way to squeeze costs out of the distribution channel.