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Natalie Forster: Outside our bubble

Marketing our industry needs to reach outside the usual audience.

November 10, 2021

As I’ve been back out attending in person events this Fall, I’ve noticed the conversation surrounding what we’re doing as an industry to bridge the labor gap and recruit more talent has a common theme.

Evaluating forklift safety in your warehouse

Prevent injuries with proper knowledge and training.

Nate Oland

September 8, 2021

Forklifts, a type of powered industrial truck, are versatile pieces of equipment that can be adapted for many lifting and transporting tasks. But do you know who is operating a forklift at your business, and are they following workplace safety rules?

Natalie Forster: A noble calling

We Supply America tour works to tell the true story of independent distribution.

Natalie Forster

July 28, 2021

Since Memorial Day this year, Dirk Beveridge, distribution expert and founder of UnleashWD — a design, innovation and strategy firm that helps distributors become market leaders — has been touring the U.S. in his 38-foot RV visiting independent distributors across various industries.

High-margin counter sales aren’t profitable

Bruce Merrifield: Rethink “digital” with Customer Advisory Boards

How CABs changed my distributorship.

Bruce Merrifield

July 26, 2021

In the early 1980s, I bought a multi-location, contractor-supply distributor. The employees were panicked about a new owner from outside the industry. But — thanks to Customer Advisory Boards (CABs) — we all won big.

Bruce Merrifield: Post-pandemic labor challenges

Looking at the strategies of companies across the U.S.

Bruce Merrifield

June 24, 2021

Our economy was shut-down for a year, then rebooted with massive, blunt, stimulus and build-better funds. It will take months for the supply-and-demand for both products and labor to rebalance. And it’s no secret the country is facing major labor shortages.

ASA MDM program fuels future leaders

Graduates share how MDM program prepares distributors for industry challenges and leadership roles.

Natalie Forster

June 8, 2021

A labor study performed by ASA in 2015 found that 50% of currently employees within the PHCP-PVF industry will retire by 2035.

Oatey Co. relocates and expands Dallas distribution center

May 26, 2021

Oatey Co. announced it has relocated its Texas distribution operations to a new Irving, Texas, Distribution Center, to further support customers throughout the greater Dallas-Fort Worth region. Previously, the company’s distribution center was located in nearby Arlington, Texas.

Bruce Merrifield: Bull-whip management

Product and supply-demand chaos is upon us.

Bruce Merrifield

May 24, 2021

Never in history has a global — just-in-time — balanced economy been shut down by a pandemic.

ASA University’s MDM program tops 100 students

April 29, 2021

ASA University’s Master of Distribution Management Program (MDM) reached a milestone of more than 100 students participating in the program, further solidifying the excitement for the future of the PHCP-PVF industry.

Bruce Merrifield: Embrace all-win, high-hourly wages

$14 living wage vs. Amazon and Costco strategy.

Bruce Merrifield

April 26, 2021

The “$15-hour living wage” movement will continue. It will buy votes, liquidate jobs and boost McDonald’s prices more than the new, net wages. Although many voters are weak at system-thinking math, Amazon and Costco are not.