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Articles Tagged with ''distribution''

Outside our bubble

Natalie Forster: Outside our bubble

Marketing our industry needs to reach outside the usual audience.
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Natalie Forster
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.


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Forklift safety

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?
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We supply america RV

Natalie Forster: A noble calling

We Supply America tour works to tell the true story of independent distribution.
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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.
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High-margin counter sales aren’t profitable

Bruce Merrifield: Rethink “digital” with Customer Advisory Boards

How CABs changed my distributorship.
Bruce-Merrifield
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.
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Help wanted

Bruce Merrifield: Post-pandemic labor challenges

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

ASA MDM program fuels future leaders

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


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Oatey Co new location

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.
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Supply and demand

Bruce Merrifield: Bull-whip management

Product and supply-demand chaos is upon us.
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Bruce Merrifield
May 24, 2021
Never in history has a global — just-in-time — balanced economy been shut down by a pandemic.
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ASA MDM Course

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.
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Payday

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

$14 living wage vs. Amazon and Costco strategy.
Bruce-Merrifield
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.
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