Purchasing - April 21, 2005

While 2004 was a good year for franchised distributors as sales for the top 75 grew by about 17%, it was a different story for independent distributors. Revenue of the top 10 independent distributors was flat although several independents had very strong years. For example, Houston-based Smith and Associates grew sales by 60% to $513 million to remain the top independent distributor, according ...

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