Washington, DC  … The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) strengthened the Buy Safe America Coalition today, by joining with the backing of the 30,000 companies it represents. The Buy Safe America Coalition is a diverse group of retailers, consumer groups, wholesaler-distributors, and manufacturers who support efforts to combat organized retail crime and protect consumers and [...]

Today NAW joined six other national broad-based trade associations in issuing the following statement about the elections next week: “The strength of our nation’s democracy depends on the integrity and fairness of our elections. We urge Americans to exercise their right to vote. “This election, tens of millions of Americans are expected to vote by mail, and it may be days or even [...]

Washington, DC (September 1, 2020) … Today the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) announces its support of the INFORM Consumers Act, legislation introduced by Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) which will require common-sense disclosures from third-party marketplace sellers who use online platforms like Amazon to sell products to American consumers. A [...]

PRESS RELEASE For more information contact:  Jade West (jwest@naw.org)   Washington, DC (May 28, 2020) … The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) applauds the House of Representatives for passing the Paycheck Protection Payment Flexibility Act (PPP Flex) by a nearly unanimous vote of 417 to 1. We are particularly heartened that the Members of the House of [...]

NAW President Dirk Van Dongen has been named by President Trump to his new industry advisory group on reopening the economy.  Key distribution industry CEOs also named include Mike Kaufmann of Cardinal Health, Bryan Tyler of McKesson, Kevin Hourican of SYSCO, and Marc Casper of Thermo Fisher Scientific. The task force is comprised of many executives, economists, scholars, and industry leaders [...]