More than 1,500 local Winsupply owners and staff along attended the distributor’s bi-annual Strategic Planning Meetings and Vendor Showcase, March 11-16, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville.

In the first article in this series, we discussed New Age competitors and the Commodity Skirmish Line as wholesalers move online.

So, we Americans are a competitive bunch; I contend this is good.

Companies, big and small, can experience plenty of benefits by hiring bots in their warehouses.

Springtime in New York City can only mean one thing — the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF)!

While still early in the year, President Trump’s promised return of U.S.-based manufacturing seems to have found a solid beginning.

Over my career, I have had the opportunity to form relationships with other second and third generation professionals in the distribution industry.

Kathy Dwyer was the first woman to hold a seat on the AIM/R Board of Directors and now the first woman named to its Executive Committee.

In one of our recent columns, Rich discussed disrespecting customers (it happens in our industry and that it is not good) and we are going to expand on the topic this month.

Sunny Miami, Florida was home to the Embassy Group’s 27th Annual Spring Conference, held in March at the Trump National Doral Miami Resort.