During the roundtable, participants covered everything from supply chain and labor concerns to working with the next generation customer and warehouse technology. One thing is for certain, the distribution game has changed.

In a new ASA Town Hall Interview, Mike Miazga catches up with ASA Chairman Bill Condron (The Granite Group).

Heading into 2023, experts remain optimistic about the health of the PHCP-PVF market despite a few impending factors: a possible recession, inflation, ongoing labor concerns, price increases and supply chain disruption.

There are two things that political campaigns can never have enough of — time and money. Both are used to the maximum in modern, American political operations, and 2022 was no exception.

So will 2023 still be a sellers’ market, or can we expect things to level out? According to Danielle Hale, Realtor.com chief economist, next year could be more of a “nobody’s market.”

As 2022 comes to a close it is now time to review my predictions from last year as well as predict ten more trends I see as we enter 2023. Just like last year, I will stay away from prognosticating about where the stock market will be at this end of the year; instead, I will stick to identifying trends that supply houses will find important in this upcoming year. With all that being said, let's jump right in and review my 2022 predictions.

Pam Henderson, president of New Edge, ASA’s partner in delivering the Vitality growth assessment survey to membership, hosted a panel of industry professionals at NETWORK2022 in Chicago recently to discuss their experiences with ASA’s Vitality Growth Assessment Tool.

Respondents to ASA monthly sales report survey reported a median sales increase of 14% for September 2022 vs. 2021.

ASA and its membership agree that attracting talent to distribution is a critical issue facing the PHCP/PVF industry.

When I open the ballroom door and enter the 2022 DPHA conference, the booths catch my eye but I am looking for familiar industry wide faces and those new personalities that i do not know.  The DPHA conference is all about the decorative plumbing and hardware, period. It presents me with the opportunity to see new products from decorative plumbing and hardware focused vendors, industry relevant education sessions and opportunities to interact with the people that manage and own DPHA businesses.