More Than Ever, Better Information Key to Meeting Demand Spikes
As we emerge from a deep recession, demand shifts challenge distributors.
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April 2010
HD Supply Facilities Maintenance Releases 2010 Catalog
New catalog offers 4,000 new products and expands customer training program through HD Supply Facilities Maintenance.
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MDM-Baird Survey: Inventory Destocking May Be Slowing
Results indicate some distributors may be starting to rebuild inventories, albeit cautiously.
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March Housing Starts Up 1.6% from February
Single-family housing starts fell slightly, while authorizations improved 5.6% for the month.
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Beacon Roofing Supply Buys Louisiana Roofing Supply
Acquisition expands Beacon's presence in Louisiana as it enters the Baton Rouge market.
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United Stationers Makes Minority Investment in NER Data Corp.
The two companies have worked together over the past year to develop and launch United Stationer's managed print system.
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Watsco Unit Buys Tennessee Distributor
Watsco's East Coast Metal Distributors picks up The Bill Voorhees Company.
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MAPI Report: Survey on Business Outlook Indicates Steep Economic Gains
All 12 indexes that make up the composite index posted gains, with eight increasing by double digits.
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General Bearing Sales Decline 26.4% in 2009
Profit for the manufacturer of bearings and bearing components fell 75.6% from 2008.
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Universal Forest Prodcts 1Q Sales Up 8.7%
Severe weather across much of the U.S. negatively sales to Do-It-Yourself and site-built customers.
Universal Forest Prodcts 1Q Sales Up 8.7% Read More »
M&A Outlook Looks Up
M&A community grows more optimistic, according to recent surveys.
M&A Outlook Looks Up Read More »
Manufacturers’ Sales of Power Transmission Products Continue to Increase
U.S. and Canadian manufacturers post significant gains in February.
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Industrial Production Edges Up in March
Capacity utilization advances to 73.2%, an improvement from a year earlier.
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Huttig Building Products Sales Up 3.5% in 1Q
Building products sales continued to decline, while millwork and wood products sales posted gains.
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Schneider Electric Agrees to Buy SCADAgroup
The acquisition expands Schneider's presence in the water, waste-water and oil & gas segments.
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Grainger 1Q Sales Grow 14%
Acquisitions contributed 5% to Grainger's growth in the first quarter.
Grainger 1Q Sales Grow 14% Read More »
Fastenal Sales Increase 6.4% in 1Q
Daily sales to manufacturing customers grew 15.7% during the quarter.
Fastenal Sales Increase 6.4% in 1Q Read More »
HD Supply Records $514M Loss in 2009
Sales declined 24% from fiscal year 2008.
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Beige Book: Economic Activity Improving in Most Districts
St. Louis was the only District reporting 'softened' conditions in March.
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Smaller Distributor Profits from New E-Commerce Platform
Reid Supply Company talks to Jack Keough about return it's seen on its new Web site.
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