Oct 8 ASA West - Southern California Awards Dinner Oct 21 ASA Northeast Education Roadshow Nov 9 ASA Innovation Summit 2026 Nov 10 NETWORK2026 Feb 9 LEAD2027 Strategic Leadership Summit Mar 30 ELEVATE2027 View Full Calendar
Oct 21 ASA Northeast Education Roadshow Nov 9 ASA Innovation Summit 2026 Nov 10 NETWORK2026 Feb 9 LEAD2027 Strategic Leadership Summit Mar 30 ELEVATE2027 View Full Calendar
Nov 9 ASA Innovation Summit 2026 Nov 10 NETWORK2026 Feb 9 LEAD2027 Strategic Leadership Summit Mar 30 ELEVATE2027 View Full Calendar
October 08, 2026 Why Customer Concentration Matters More Than Ever in Distributor Valuations The distribution industry has spent the last several years navigating supply chain disruptions, inflationary pressures, labor shortages, and shifting end-market demand. More...
October 08, 2026 Every Distributor Wants Your Data in a Different Format A manufacturer's product data goes out to distributors one customer at a time. This one wants a spreadsheet with their column names across the top, that one takes a...
October 08, 2026 Why Diesel Costs Are Surging Even as Oil Supplies Recover Global oil supplies are beginning to recover from months of disruption, but the cost of moving product remains under pressure as diesel prices, refinery constraints and...
September 30, 2026 Stronger Demand, Higher Rates: What the Latest Economic Data Means for PHCP-PVF The U.S. economy is showing fresh signs of strength, but the latest data suggests PHCP-PVF distributors could be heading into a period of better demand without much relief from...
September 30, 2026 Half of ASA Distributors Expect Q4 Sales Growth as E-Commerce Gains Ground ASA’s latest Quarterly Market Survey offers a snapshot of how distributor members are viewing business conditions heading into the final quarter of 2026.
September 30, 2026 ASA’s Monthly Sales Report: August Sales Remain Strong as Industrial PVF Continues to Lead By primary business emphasis, Industrial PVF distributors reported August sales up 19.4% year-over-year (y/y). Year-to-date (YTD) sales were up 9.7% and trailing twelve months...
September 30, 2026 AI for Distributors: A Better Question Beats More Rules Picture a purchasing coordinator at a distributor who drops a manufacturer’s new-item file into an AI tool and types, “Clean this up for our item master.”...
September 24, 2026 Election 2026: Making Our Industry’s Voice Count ASA members have something few industries can claim: a national association that represents every segment of the supply chain. That reach gives us a powerful opportunity to...
September 24, 2026 NETWORK Countdown: Six Weeks Out from Some of PHCP-PVF’s Most Valuable Conversations Six weeks from now, hundreds of PHCP-PVF leaders will gather at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas for NETWORK2026, happening November 10-12.
September 17, 2026 The Best Succession Plans are Those No One Notices Succession planning often focuses on straightforward questions: Who is next in line? Who will replace the owner? Who will step into the president’s role? Who takes over...
September 17, 2026 The Numbers Behind the Latest Supply Chain Cost Squeeze Just as manufacturers and distributors have adjusted to several years of supply chain disruption and elevated input costs, another wave of cost pressure is beginning to build.