IMI data can help you capitalize on these distribution trends.
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HARDI’s monthly TRENDS report indicated growth in five of seven U.S. regions.
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Border States Electric and contractor Mayer Electric provide clean water to residents of flood-stricken Minot, ND.
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Fourth quarter sales increased 7.9 percent.
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Explicit, uniform goals allow managers to focus on improvements instead of assessments.
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Central Europe expected to experience a more pronounced upturn than the Eurozone.
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Fiscal year to date, sales increased 9.9 percent in a year-over-year comparison.
Acuity Brands Sales Up 12% in Third Quarter Read More »
Distributor recognizes it has to get buy-in from its employees for its transformation to succeed.
Lawson Products’ Change Management Priorities Read More »
Overall construction employment in the U.S. has remained unchanged for much of the past year.
Construction Employment Up in 120 Metropolitan Areas Read More »
These steps are all too often left out of the process.
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Distributor releases 2011-2012 product catalog.
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MAPI report: High inflation remains a risk for India’s economy.
Indian Economic, Manufacturing Growth to Slow Read More »
Stockholm, Sweden-based Securitas AB previously announced a bid to acquire the Swedish commercial security and monitoring company.
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The acquired business is a one-branch distributor of drywall, expanding Allied’s reach in central Texas.
Allied Buliding Products Acquires Austin Acoustical Materials Read More »
Lawson Products CEO Thomas Neri and COO Harry Dochelli recently spoke with MDM about the changes they are making to better compete in the market, including a new SAP system, a reorganized sales force, a new pricing model, an upgraded website and an optimized network. The distributor’s leaders share their story and what they are learning as they go down this road of change. Lawson Products is No. 24 on MDM’s recently released list of the Top 40 Industrial Distributors.
In 2008, Lawson Products agreed to pay a $30 million penalty in a case where sales agents, according to the government, provided nearly…
The Transformation of Lawson Products Read More »
According to the MDM/Industrial Market Information MRO Market Analysis, the U.S. market size in 2010 for janitorial supplies is $XXX billion. The Canadian market size is $XX billion. Click download pdf at the bottom of this article after logging-in to see the full market analysis.
Market Analysis: U.S. and Canada Janitorial Supplies Consumption in 2010 Read More »
What’s your company’s social media strategy? If your answer is that there isn’t one in place, you are in the vast majority of manufacturers and distributors. But is that the right place to be as we head into the second half of 2011? …
Commentary: Industrial Strength Social Media Needed Read More »
Sales and inventories data for wholesaler-distributors in April 2011.
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News briefs from June 11 – 25, 2011.
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