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Home improvement industry manufacturers and vendors can meet with Distribution America (DA) officials and PRO Group leaders during the 2014 Executive Planning Conference (EPC), scheduled for Nov. 13-15 at the Marco Island Marriott Resort & Spa in Florida.
The conference comes at a time where a sluggish start to 2013 is evaporating.
“Vendors and retailers are seeing solid late-year sales boosts,” Distribution America President Dave Christmas said. “Weather issues earlier in the year slowed things down a bit, but the past four or five months have been strong across the country. We expect continued improvement, and our conference in November will allow us to discuss growth opportunities with all of our major vendors.”
Steve Synnott, CEO of Denver-based PRO Group Inc., said all vendor categories are showing growth at the conference, a sign that vendors have heard about success stories from companies increasing their business with the help of past EPCs.
“There are quite a number of vendors that have derived great returns by supporting the EPC, including names like Coleman Cable and Jack Links Beef Jerky,” he said.
This year’s event is the result of a continued partnership between DA and PRO Group. The companies hosted separate annual events in the past, but since combining resources, have reduced travel days, expenses and increased efficiency for vendors.
In addition to finding time to meet and market the latest products directly to DA and PRO decision makers at the distributor level, this year’s event will also bring networking opportunities at a golf tournament, plus an expanded awards reception that highlights the year’s vendor success stories.
Spots are limited. More information is available here; vendors who want to participate in the event should contact Brendan Sullivan at 303-875-2212 or brendan.sullivan@pro-group.com, or Jim Sobota at 704-940-4812 or jim.sobota@daonline.com.
