Unisource Launches New Line of Protective Packaging Products
New line is released under the Unisource brand.
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March 2010
Ferguson Touts Benefits of Online Platform
Leadership: Web site is opportunity to show customers more.
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Acuity Brands 2Q Sales Flat
Fiscal year to date, sales for the distributor of lighting fixtures and related products were down 7.5%.
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H.B. Fuller Sales Grow 11.1% in 1Q
Organic sales for the manufacturer of adhesives, sealants, paints and other specialty chemical products increased 6.1%.
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Brady Acquires France-based First Aid Products Company
Securimed had sales of US$12 million in fiscal 2009.
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Canadian Industrial Product Price Index Flat in February
Raw Materials Price Index posts second consecutive gain.
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International Wire Group Sales Down 39% in 2009
For the fourth quarter, sales increased 3.4%.
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Manufacturers’ Sales of Power Transmission Products Increase in January
U.S. manufacturers see slight increase, while Canadian power transmission manufacturers post 10.4% gain.
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Canadian Wholesale Revenues Rise in January
Four sectors in Canada account for growth.
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A New Look at Integrated Supply
Industry veteran Mort Harris: 'It's the best of times for distributors because of integrated supply.'
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Avnet Agrees to Buy Bell Microproducts
The acquisition of the distributor of storage and computing technology will expand Avnet's presence in Latin America.
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Cooper Industries, Danaher Announce Joint Venture
Cooper and Danaher will each own a 50% share of the new company.
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Real GDP Increases 5.6% in 4Q
Increase in real GDP in the fourth quarter driven by private inventory investment, exports, personal consumption expenditures and nonresidential fixed investment.
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United Stationers Increases Green Catalog 8%
New catalog includes tips for sustainable purchasing, a guide to greener offices, and a glossary of sustainable terminology.
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Book Excerpt: The Trouble with ‘Best Practices’
The authors of Value Creation Strategies for Wholesaler-Distributors implore distributors to define strategy in terms of closing gaps with the market rather than operational weaknesses. Tactically driven initiatives may meet intermediate goals, but they often produce unsatisfactory business outcomes.
This is an excerpt from Value Creation Strategies for Wholesaler-Distributors reprinted with permission from the NAW Institute for Distribution Excellence. Order the book at www.naw.org/valuecreationstrateg.
Strictly speaking, best practices are business operations that are statistically correlated with superior financial performance. The study of best practices is now widespread and has contributed to significant productivity improvements by wholesaler-distributors across all lines of trade. The most comprehensive review of distribution …
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U.S. MARKET ANALYSIS: MRO/OEM Power Transmission
Analysis of U.S. market for MRO/OEM power transmission by end-user and region.
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Economic Update: Weather’s Impact on Latest Indicators
Wind, rain, snow: Severe weather plagued much of the U.S. during the first months of 2010, with the East Coast bearing the brunt of the damage. And several economic indicators reflected the damage in the latest round of numbers.
"Severe weather across the coasts of the United States last month disrupted transportation schedules," said Daniel J. Meckstroth, chief economist for the Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI, commenting on the latest Federal Reserve industrial production statistics. "Production in consumer durables industries was particularly affected."
Industrial production edged …
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Monthly Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories for January 2010
Wholesale revenues increased in January, while inventories declined.
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