Don Jones of Jones Appliance Walks off Into the Sunset
An Iowa dream come true: He built it, and they did come!
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Author: Andy Kriege
Meta Opens its First Physical Store
The virtual platform sets up shop in the real world
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Klein’s’ Answer Man Gets a Big ‘High Five’
Dean Voelker of Klein’s BrandSource was named a 2022 Exceptional Employee-HighFive Award winner by AVB BrandSource and YSN.
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Duerden’s: From $2M to $20M in 8 Years
“There’s nothing we did that you couldn’t do.” — Todd Hall
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AVB Scholarship Winner Isabella Lichti Proudly Represents Lichti TV
Plans to pursue a career in medicine at the University of Nebraska
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Supply Chain Choking Amish Craftsmen Too
Bottlenecks are reaching down into rural America
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Think Crime Doesn’t Pay? Think Again
Retailers bear the cost of a growing theft problem
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Bemis Appliance’s Rob Allen Earns a Big ‘High Five’
Receives YSN’s inaugural HighFive employee excellence award
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Room for Two More
AVB’s Dan Evans and family open their hearts and home to newly adopted daughters
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AVB Design Consultant Lyn Falk Helps You Light Up Your Business
Did you know that lighting is often the most overlooked element in a retail store’s design? And that poor in-store illumination can contribute to poor sales?
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AVB Scholarship Winner Jenna Pierce Proudly Represents Weathers Hardware & Appliance
Plans to bring her business school learnings back to the family biz
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Maytag University Back in Session
First meeting in three years points to new ways to maximize potential
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Member Spotlight: Colder’s Hits a Cool 80
A Milwaukee mainstay marks an 80-year milestone
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Canham Maytag Can Bet on Bettin
Seventeen-year staffer receives YSN’s HighFive employee excellence award
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BSF Partners with Samsung
Appliance giant joins growing roster of approved suppliers By Andy Kriege, YSN BrandSource Financial (BSF), AVB’s member-owned finance company, has
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Blast from the Past: Meet Josephine Cochrane, Inventor of the Modern Dishwasher
Turning a tedious task into an iconic American appliance
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Don’s Appliances Opens First Out-of-State Store
BrandSource member Don’s Appliances, which has been serving the greater Pittsburgh area since 1971, has extended its retail footprint into neighboring West Virginia.
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BrandSource Dealers Bow Pedal-Powered Appliances, Walk-In Washers
Don Frei, co-owner of Howard Hughes Appliance, Television, and Sleep Shop in Moscow, Idaho, announced today his store would be debuting the world’s first pedal-powered appliances.
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Why Pattersons Home Appliance Loves John Love
John Love Jr. was named a 2022 Exceptional Employee-HighFive Award winner by AVB/BrandSource and YSN.
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AVB Scholarship Winner Hannah Uutela Proudly Represents North Coast Appliance
One of the high points of Summit 2022 was the announcement of this year’s AVB/BrandSource Scholarship Award winners.
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