From Indy, vendors of the year
INDIANAPOLIS—During the Do it Best Fall Market Kickoff event here, the co-op's leaders recognized retail excellence in a variety of areas—community service leaders, Top Women leaders, Top Gun leaders, young leaders and all-around retailing success stories.
There was also room to recognize Fort Wayne, Indiana-based co-op's top vendors.
Here's the list:
Special awards:
Overall sales growth: Freud & Diablo
Supply Chain Excellence: Leviton Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Outstanding products & services: Reliance Water Heater Company
Lumber & Building Materials Excellence: Specialty Building Products, LLC
Awards by Department:
Building Materials: Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.
Building Materials (Direct): Georgia-Pacific Gypsum
Cleaning Supplies & Storage: Crocodile Cloth
Decorative Plumbing: InSinkErator
Electrical: Milwaukee Tool
Farm & Ranch, Pet Supplies, Apparel & Sporting Goods: Tenax Corp.
Flooring: AHF Products
Hand Tools: Klein Tools
Hardwares: Kwikset
Heating & Automotive: 3M
Housewares, Food & Snacks: Swift Response
International: Rebull International
Kitchen & Bath: VT Industries
Lawn & Garden, Green Goods: Scotts
Lumber Distribution Partners: Boise Cascade
Lumber & Engineered Wood: GreenFirst Forest Products
Marketing: Publicis Sapient
Millwork: Nelson Wood Shims
Outdoor Living & Holiday: Weber-Stephen
Outdoor Power Equipment, Garden Tools & Watering: SENIX Tools
Paint: Benjamin Moore
Paint Supplies:Linzer Products
Power Tools & Accessories: Forney Industries
Rental: Great Northern
Rough Plumbing: B&K Products
Store & Office Supplies: Centurion Store Supplies
Structural Panels: Georgia-Pacific
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The 2024 Fall Market event showcased more than 100,000 products, displayed 3,300 new items, and introduced more than 120 new vendors to attendees.
