Overview
Full Slate of Member Events Kept Conventioneers Bustling
If inventory is the lifeblood of independent dealers, then kicking the tires of new products on the Expo floor can be considered the main event at a BrandSource Convention.
Young Professionals
Young Professionals Gathering Gives Glimpse Into AVB’s Next 50 Years
If, as the late Whitney Houston sang in “Greatest Love of All,” we believe the children are our future, then BrandSource is in good hands, based on the group’s Young Professionals organization.
Women in Business
Hutch’s Janys Hutchings Receives 2019 Women In Business Cornerstone Award
At the 2019 Convention & Expo, BrandSource’s five-year-old Women In Business (WIB) group for female professionals in the appliance, furniture, mattress and consumer tech sectors bestowed its Cornerstone Award to Janys Hutchings, co-owner of Hutch’s Home Furnishings in Lehi, Utah.
Women In Business Gather For Fifth Consecutive Year
In its short five years, BrandSource’s Women In Business (WIB) gathering has become a fixture of the group’s bi-annual Convention and Summit agendas.
1st Timers
First-Time Attendees Get Taste of
BrandSource Bonhomie
Ask most BrandSource members why they joined the buying group, and beyond the competitive vendor programs, website and digital marketing support, and myriad other dealer-first initiatives, the answer heard most often is the camaraderie among members.
That esprit de corps – the sharing of challenges, achievements and best practices with peers across the nation – was in full view during the 2019 Convention’s First-Time Attendee Meet & Greet, held on the first day of the show.
The late afternoon cocktail reception, a warmup for the 50th Anniversary Celebration to follow, brought newly minted BrandSource members (as well as possible future participants) together with group officers, suppliers and staff to help break the ice and welcome the newcomers aboard.
Among the first timers in attendance was the leadership team from K&A Appliance in Lancaster, Pa. As sales manager Lex Amaro told YourSourceNews, “We’re trying to grow as big as possible” and BrandSource has the platform to make that possible, he said. Added GM Pete Todd: “It sounded exactly like what we were looking for; it just sounded like a good fit.”
We couldn’t agree more, and salute all our new members as they enter the fellowship of BrandSource dealers.
Stampede
Members Wrangle Hot Deals At Updated Stampede Event
One of the most anticipated moments of any BrandSource Convention is the start of the Stampede, when limited-quantity, show-special deals are unveiled before the membership and snapped up on a first-come, first-served basis.
50th Celebration
BrandSource Members Celebrate AVB’s Golden Anniversary In Style
A fiftieth anniversary is always a major milestone, but for an independent dealer group, reaching the half-century mark assumes even greater significance in today’s rapidly changing marketplace.
Heavy Hitters
BrandSource Heavy Hitters Honored for Sales Excellence
The select staffers, dubbed Heavy Hitters, were chosen by their respective businesses to attend the Convention courtesy of vendor sponsors, where they received special sales and product training and certificates to applaud their sales acumen.