The diversified manufacturer reported year-on-year sales increases in all geographic regions.
3M Sales Up 9.6% in Third Quarter Read More »
Profit for the manufacturer of advanced composites more than doubled in the quarter to $32.2 million.
Hexcel Sales Grow 19.5% in Third Quarter Read More »
Core sales for the manufacturer of highly engineered industrial products grew 11.2 percent.
Crane Co. Sales Up 17.6% in Third Quarter Read More »
Wausau’s Board of Directors approved the conditional sale of remaining timberland assets.
Wausau Paper 3Q Sales Down 3% Read More »
Profit increased 6.3 percent for the period.
Carlisle Companies Posts 15% Organic Growth in 3Q Read More »
At HARDI convention, Mike Workman talks about what keeps distributors from effectively implementing strategy.
5 Obstacles to Strategy Execution Read More »
Profit for the industrial distributor increased 27.1 percent.
Applied Industrial Technologies Sales Up 9.9% in 3Q Read More »
Anixter saw sales growth in all geographic regions during the quarter.
Anixter Third Quarter Sales Climb 20% Read More »
Profit increased 5.9% to $33.4 million.
Owens & Minor 3Q Sales Up 5.5% Read More »
News briefs for Oct. 11 – 25, 2011.
MDM News Digest 4120 Read More »
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Sales and inventories data for wholesaler-distributors in August 2011.
Monthly Wholesale Trade Data: August 2011 Read More »
For the vast majority of distributors, e-commerce is still in its infancy. A joint MDM survey with Real Results Marketing revealed that more than 40 percent of distributors have no revenue from e-commerce and 25 percent have less than 5 percent. Nearly 10 percent have no plans to ever enable e-commerce. This article examines these results and issues distributors need to address to grow revenue from e-commerce.
More than 40 percent of distributors in a recent survey by Real Results Marketing and Modern Distribution Management reported no revenue from e-commerce. A quarter of respondents have less than 5 percent, as shown in Figure 1. Nearly 10 percent have no plans to ever enable e-commerce.
Still, half of the distributors without e-commerce-enabled websites are implementing them now or have plans…
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The State of e-Commerce in Distribution Read More »
This is the fifth and final article in MDM’s Emerging Technologies Series. This article examines trends in e-commerce and how distributors are approaching the challenges associated with implementing an effective e-commerce strategy.
Often when e-commerce is mentioned, Amazon.com comes to mind. And while that model is extremely successful in the business-to-consumer market, it’s a stretch for some to see how that model…
Emerging Technologies Series: E-Commerce Evolves for Distributors Read More »
From my viewpoint in this industry, the “new normal” needs to be trashed and redefined into the “new reality.” I’ve been to several wholesale distribution industry meetings the past month, and I have never been more struck by…
Commentary: The New Reality vs. The “New Normal” Read More »
Robert W. Baird & Co., in partnership with Modern Distribution Management, conducted a survey of nearly 500 distributors and manufacturers to gauge business trends and the outlook for the distribution industry in diverse sectors. Here is a summary of third-quarter results.
On average, respondents to the latest quarterly MDM/Baird survey said third-quarter revenues were up 8.9 percent year-over-year. In the second-quarter survey, respondents indicated…
3Q MDM-Baird Benchmarking Survey: Signs of Uncertainty Read More »
Littlejohn purchased SunSource from CHS Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm.
SunSource Holdings Acquired by Littlejohn & Co. Read More »
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