AD, Wayne, Pa., North American marketing and buying group for construction and industrial supplies, reported member sales across 14 divisions for the first three months of 2024 were $19.5 billion, an increase of 7%.
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Same-store sales increased by 3% in the U.S., 2% in Canada and 5% in Mexico, in their respective currencies.
Member purchases from AD suppliers totaled $4.7 billion, up 2%.
AD’s network includes more than 5,000 branches from its membership of independently owned distributors; AD added 71 new members in the first quarter. AD members also made 10 acquisitions of non-member companies.
