AVB Offers SYNC Point-of-Sale Training
Live online sessions held twice weekly for group’s proprietary platform
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Convention Rewind: GE Appliances
GE’s Mike Nerdig and Monogram’s Julie Berns talk opportunities in luxury and mass premium appliances.
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Much to Admire
YSN chats with Electrolux sales VP Tom Admire about product innovation and a revamped kitchen line.
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ProSource Members Win Best of Show at CEDIA
Admit One was a darling of the awards judges
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Convention Rewind: Dave Meekings
AVB’s chief operating officer talks untapped profit centers and operational efficiency. BrandSource Chief Operating Officer Dave Meekings talks with YSN’s
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Mega Group Names Former Lowe’s, Walmart Exec as CEO
Chris West to head AVB’s Canadian affiliate effective next month
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It’s Crystal Clear …
… that Crytal Brewer is selling, serving and singing to her own tune
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Convention Rewind: Jim Ristow
AVB CEO Jim Ristow presses a four-point plan for BrandSource member share growth in this Convention conversation with YSN’s Alan Wolf.
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Barking Up the Right Tree
Following a careful tabulation of the votes (drumroll please) … Cash is King!
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BrandSource Members Weather Hurricane Ian
Some 18 dealers took the brunt of the storm
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Sealy, BrandSource Canada Support Ronald McDonald House
From left: Tania Dionne, Mega Group; Julie Ducharme, Ameublement BrandSource S.J. Dion; Marie-Josée, Sealy Canada; and Serge Prévost of Ameublement
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Back to School for Bekins
BrandSource member helps teachers and schoolkids start the semester right
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Jason Zandbergen, a Young Professional Personified
Charting his remarkable rise from sales floor to stakeholder
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Chris Moore’s Goal: Never Drop the Ball
BSF’s general manager juggles work, family and fun with aplomb
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Omnichannel Marketing: Pick Your Platforms Wisely
Match the channel to your target audience to maximize impact
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A Grand Success
Mark Reckling, CEO of Grand Appliance, was one of two retail titans inducted into the prestigious BrandSource Hall of Fame at the group’s annual Convention, held last month in Dallas.
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Move it On Over: Make Way for Heins Appliance’s Chris Matson
Chris Matson sports a remarkably realistic tattoo of the late, great “Hillbilly Shakespeare” Hank Williams on his right forearm. With Matson’s newfound status as part owner of Heins Appliance, it only seems appropriate to cue up some old Hank and sing, “Move it on over, ’cause the new dog’s moving in!”
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Business Growing? So Must Your Management Style
At the time of this writing I am in my 11th year of working in the family business and in my sixth year in some type of management role.
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Rob Nicholson’s Big Play
Why is BrandSource member Rob Nicholson making a colossal move into a mammoth store when other independent dealers are downsizing or standing pat? Why is Nicholson rushing in, while others are rushing out?
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Alex and Karina Cole: Retailing is in their DNA
Succession and market share are arguably two of the greatest challenges facing independent dealers.
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