AKRON, OHIO -- Program groups are among the most influential forces within aftermarket distribution. But, as the recent group consolidations have shown, it's also a volatile and changing landscape. To make sense of the changes within programmed distribution, Counterman magazine has teamed up with Loctite to publish an informational program group overview poster. For the second year in a row, Loctite is the sole sponsor of this special pullout section of the magazine.

The poster, which appears annually every June to coincide with the magazine's Program Group Issue, tracks the largest aftermarket program groups in the industry. It lists such important program group criteria as the groups' WD members, store management systems, store counts, promotions, private labels and other important facts to help Counterman readers, Loctite customers and the industry in general keep track of these influential and ever-changing Program Groups.

To learn more about Loctite, please go to www.loctite.com.

To learn more about Counterman, please go to www.counterman.com. Also, you can find the this year's poster tipped to page 35 of the upcoming June issue of Counterman magazine.

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