For 48 years the BrandSource Power Dealer had flourished within the Greater Phoenix market, thanks to the outstanding service and competitive pricing promised in its tagline: “Shopping at Spencer’s is like having a friend in the business.”

Longtime BrandSource member Ken’s is betting on furniture and the support of the group in a big way, as the 60-year-old business makes its first foray into home furnishings.

Gianelli’s Appliance is located in Rancho Cordova, Calif., not far from AVB Marketing headquarters in Sacramento. From this location, principal Tim Gianelli sells both new and used appliances, as well as parts, HVAC and repair services.

Today YSN concludes its three-part salute to all the dads out there in commemoration of Father’s Day.

Indeed, as independent retailers, the foundation of many (if not most) of our group’s member companies were quite literally built by our forefathers.

This Father’s Day weekend, YSN begins a three-part salute to all the Dads out there, working selflessly to impart a lifetime of knowledge and skills to the next generation, so they too can enjoy the rewards of entrepreneurship and continue the family legacy.

Tragedy struck Crane’s L&M Appliance Center last December with the passing of business owner and family patriarch Raymond Crane.

In this last of a three-part series honoring those among us who served, we highlight three of the many honorable people in our extended AVB/BrandSource family who answered the call of duty.

In this second of a three-part series honoring those among us who served, we highlight two of the many honorable people in our extended AVB/BrandSource family who answered the call of duty.

Memorial Day is a time to honor and remember each of the men and women who have served our country faithfully. We salute all those who effectively gave a blank check payable to the rest of us, for an amount up to and including their lives.

If there is ever a 10-car pileup on Highway 55 outside of Litchfield, Ill., it might likely be caused by local drivers doing double-takes of a billboard featuring the once larger-than-life “Big Ed” Wernsing, owner of Wernsing’s Appliance, looking fit and trim alongside his doctor.

One only has to talk to BrandSource member John Horst for a couple of minutes before you realize that even as he turns 80, there lies as much road before him as behind him. Given what the man has accomplished in his first 80 years, you had better buckle up and pack a sandwich if you’re coming along for the ride!