The average annual sales growth for the 12 months through March 2020 is 4.1 percent.

Indicative of the virtual environment many businesses are relying on to fulfill needs, 68 percent of members in the AD eCommerce program saw an increase in customer online activity and orders in spite of the lockdowns. 

Bucher will continue reporting to John F. Malloy, who has served as chairman, president and CEO for the past 16 years.

Downsizing is one of the most important factors that can either weaken or strengthen your company — both during the crisis and for years after — depending on how you do it.

Supply chains throughout our economy will experience volatile shock waves of product supply and demand over the next year or more. This will create chaos in both customer fulfillment and supplier replenishment unless managers adopt a completely different way of managing their supply chains.

The new branch in Cedar City, Utah, will provide plumbing, HVAC, hydronics, waterworks, turf, and AG irrigation, tool and safety, geo, and pump distribution to an estimated 33,000 local residents.

Hajek will be responsible for reaching out to existing customers and developing new partners within the Northern California territory.

The Winsupply Preferred Vendors that won in each category were chosen based on several criteria, the most important of which was being a leader in growing the segment's business over the past year.

One noteworthy result of the April 24 survey is the stabilization of distributor sales, with 22 percent of respondents reporting their sales increased compared to the previous week.

The panel is comprised of a diverse array of experts involved in water operations, science, health and safety and will provide appropriate input to U.S. government agencies.