Supplier survey: Room for improvement

As retailers and suppliers hit Scottsdale, Ariz., for their top-to-top meetings at the 2014 NACDS Annual Meeting this year, trade relations may be at the top of the agenda. According to a DSN poll of suppliers conducted in early April titled “DSN Supplier Sentiment Survey — State of Trade Relations,” as many as 55.7% of suppliers don’t feel they are in a “win-win” scenario with their retail partners.