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COVID-19's effects on B2T distributors

August 17, 2020

As all aspects of the B2T (business-to-trades) industry are challenged with navigating their businesses through the realities of COVID-19, we had the opportunity to gain some insights on this “New Normal” as it relates to the distributor sector of our industry. We gained insights by speaking to a couple of industry experts and learned how they saw the distributor sector adapting to this new environment.

Good Q2 results from latest NKBA report

August 12, 2020

Consumers are spending, albeit at lower price points, with more millennials turning to remodeling.

Latest in ASA economic update webinar series

Construction outlook: A tale of multiple cities

August 11, 2020

Chief economist Dr. Chris Kuehl will share some of the latest trends in construction on Wednesday August 12.

Mike Miazga: ASA members show resiliency during pandemic

Mike Miazga

August 6, 2020

When I think of the word resilient, our first beagle dog immediately comes to mind.

Natalie Forster: Making the most of it

Rich-Tomkins rep agency uses lock-down as a time to improve and train.

Natalie Forster

August 6, 2020

In yet another recent conversation centered around the pandemic, I was truly impressed with a Philadelphia-based rep agency and its immediate ability to adapt.

AD six-month rebate distributions increase despite pandemic

August 3, 2020

On a same-store basis, member sales across all AD’s divisions and countries were down 6% through the first six months of this year, to $21.6 billion, driven by a 13% decline in Q2

HARDI distributors report 24.3% revenue increase in June

July 30, 2020

Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) released its monthly TRENDS report, showing the average sales performance by HARDI distributors was an increase of 24.3% during June.

MRC Global releases Q2 results

July 29, 2020

The company’s sales were $602 million for the second quarter of 2020, which was 24% lower than the first quarter of 2020 and 39% lower than the second quarter of 2019.

Milwaukee neck gaiters

July 27, 2020

Milwaukee Tool is expanding its workwear line with the addition of a multi-functional neck gaiter.

ASA part of coalition advocating for long-term infrastructure improvements

July 16, 2020

ASA is part a coalition of organizations throughout the manufacturing supply chain urging Congress to advance a bold, long-term infrastructure bill to address the nation’s longstanding infrastructure needs, and to provide much-needed stability and certainty for the sector during this critical time.