Appliances can boost sales and traffic in
wholesalers' showrooms.
When SUPPLY HOUSE TIMES surveyed PHCP wholesalers in 2000, 16.8% said they offered appliances in their showrooms. That had expanded to 19.8% of wholesalers in the 2003 SUPPLY HOUSE TIMES showroom survey. Compare these percentages with 64.4% of wholesalers that carry vanities; 32.3% that offer kitchen cabinets, 26.1% that show lighting fixtures and 11.1% that carry tile, according to the 2003 survey.