Do it Best held its highly anticipated Spring Market from March 23rd to 25th at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. The company welcomed a record number of member owners, prospective members, and vendors eager to explore the theme of leveraging data for success. Dan Starr, President and CEO, is excited: “Our Spring Market is a strategic platform for our members to harness the power of data and drive sustainable business growth.” expressed.
Do it Best announces two new innovative technology-based tools to accelerate member growth: the Inventory Productivity Analysis (IPA) tool and Tracula. IPA visually and intuitively identifies high- and low-performing areas in your retail store and proactively recommends a customized action plan for improvement, driving efficiency and sales. Turn slow-moving inventory into strategic assortment opportunities and ensure every product on the shelf has a purpose. Additionally, Tracula is an accuracy-focused inventory tracking system designed specifically for Do it Best members. Using POS data and sophisticated algorithms, we select SKUs based on the factors that matter, ensuring purposeful and impactful cycle counts, and making every count count.
“As a company focused on leveraging data to help independent businesses compete and win, we are focused on innovation to help our members grow.” Sales and Marketing said Nick Talarico, executive vice president. “By leveraging IPA tools and his Tracula, members can quickly and easily increase operational efficiency and optimize inventory management with unprecedented precision.”
Starr continued, “While we are developing many more data-powered enhancements for our members, we are also investing in data as a co-op. Our commitment to improving efficiency and sales includes: It includes a warehouse management system that contributes to an industry-leading 99.8% order accuracy, 95.4% on-time shipment rate, and 92.2% on-time delivery rate.”
Exciting market highlights included a super-sized sneak peak event that saw a 33% increase in participating vendors, giving members more opportunities to maximize profits. In a strategic move to expand its vendor partnerships, Do it Best announced a new initiative to stock his Paslode products in its own warehouses. Paslode is a leading manufacturer of cordless and pneumatic nailers, staplers, and fasteners. This follows last year's successful exclusive partnership with BFG Supply Co., giving members exclusive access to a comprehensive catalog of lawn and garden products.
“Our focus on providing store owners with the highest quality products has resulted in great results,” said Dent Johnson, Executive Vice President of Operations. “Our members have responded, too, and so far this year we've seen a 35% increase in shelf sales in the Solutions category.”
Merchandising Preview and LBM Industry Update are two events that support member sales and growth. Merchandising Preview provides an energetic and impactful overview of the top new products, special offers, and vendor exclusives before the market floor opens, while LBM Industry Update provides insight into industry trends, Provides the latest insights on challenges, opportunities.
Members take advantage of exclusive purchasing opportunities to create professional-specific assortments and expert-designed planograms in a carefully selected ProZone specifically for sawmills and professional-specific businesses. can also do. At the 2025 Patio Showcase, members were able to experience the latest patio furniture even before placing their Spring 2025 orders. Other special purchasing opportunities include The Vault, Pallet Specials, and LBM Super Specials, which offer products from top vendors at unbeatable prices.
The four-day event also featured nearly 30 free seminars from industry experts. Topics include leveraging technology, gaining industry knowledge, increasing sales, enhancing operational excellence, and building management skills. All of this is designed to build members' know-how for optimal business performance.
Finally, as a special highlight, former President George W. Bush holds a special session for Do it Best members, sharing insights on leadership, succession planning, and his belief that independent business is the backbone of America. Did.
“There is a great opportunity for the members of Do it Best to capitalize on the momentum we have built over the past few years,” Starr said. “Our data-driven strategies, new vendor partnerships, exclusive purchasing opportunities, and superior educational seminars make us your first and best partner to drive sustainable business growth while achieving industry-wide success.” That’s clear.”
