Arrow Electronics Acquires U.K.-based Distributor
Sphinx Group will report through Arrow’s Enterprise Computing Solutions’ European business.
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Sphinx Group will report through Arrow’s Enterprise Computing Solutions’ European business.
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The establishment of Grainger Colombia builds on Grainger’s international expansion and recent investments in Latin America.
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Daros Group has operations in China, Germany and Sweden.
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Broad improvement in demand across most regions and end markets boosted Industrial segment sales 27 percent for the quarter.
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The Coincident Economic Index also posted gains, while the Lagging Economic Index declined.
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Employee-owned distributors tout the benefits of creating an ‘ownership culture.’
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Capacity utilization climbed 6.2% higher than its year-ago level.
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Here are the average sales declines for the MDM Market Leaders last year.
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Decline follows a slight decrease in wholesale prices in April.
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Economist says the housing starts decline was expected, due to the expiration of certain tax credits.
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Increases were offset by declines in Canadian food industry.
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Revenue growth for the diversified manufacturer driven by a broad increase in demand in consumer and industrial end markets.
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Sales in Canada drop 10.4%, while U.S. manufacturers see a less dramatic slide of 0.7%, according to PTDA report.
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Total U.S. manufacturing technology consumption in April more than double level from a year ago.
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Increases driven by sales of durable goods, with sales of lumber and other construction materials posting the largest gains.
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Manufacturing industry primary driver of increases.
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First quarter net loss for the diversified wholesale distributor was $202 million.
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Manufacturing industrial production expected to increase 6 percent in 2010.
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U.S. sales for Grainger were up 10 percent.
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The release of our first annual MDM Market Leaders and Distribution Landscape Report last week was the result of several months of research. Throughout, we noticed some recurring themes. Last year changed every distribution company’s paradigms, which historically have been about size and sales revenue growth. Anecdotally, very few distributors grew revenues last year.
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