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AD reports robust member sales growth in the first three months of 2026
May 1, 2026
THE POWER, THE PROMISE, THE PARTNERSHIP OF AD.
AD is a member owned group. We are passionate about bringing growth-oriented independent distributors and best-in-class suppliers together to outperform the market and to stay ahead of the competition.
JOIN ADOver
1,000
Independent Distributor Members
Over
9,000
Locations
Over
150,000
Employees
More than
$100B
in annual sales
FINANCIAL BENEFITS
A BETTER BOTTOM LINE.
Leverage our size and scale to drive your growth and reduce costs. Build relationships with the best to gain market share and outpace the industry. We averaged 100% supplier rebate distributions over the last ten years. We have successfully outpaced the US GDP nearly every year since our founding.
RELATIONSHIPS
TOGETHER, WE WIN.
Investing in relationships is the key to our over 40 years of success. The relationships we actively facilitate between our members and supplier partners, and those we build with them, help us understand each other’s unique needs so together we can grow our businesses. Individual attention and personalized support is what we do different and better than anyone else.
ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT
THE SPIRIT THAT DRIVES US ALL.
We are living in a changing world and we are never satisfied with the status quo. Our innovative mindset enables us to take risks, while our size affords us the resources to make investments in programs to help our members compete today and tomorrow.
Member Owned & Transparent to the Local Level
Our industry-specific Boards led by our owner/members govern every financial, programmatic, and strategic aspect of our organization, because we respect that our independent distributors and supplier partners know what is best for their companies. It is our associates' commitment to provide personal attention to help them achieve their goals.
Our Passion, Purpose, and Pride
We put our all into leveraging our unique economies of scale, robust financial systems and people-first approach to help independent distributor members outperform the competition, best-in-class suppliers protect their brands and diversify their channel strategy, and associates perform at their best.
Serving Others
Giving back is a joyful responsibility and a value we share with our distributors and supplier partners, who realize that some of our world's biggest problems can be solved within our communities by regular people working to make a difference in the lives of others.
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