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The distribution landscape continues to change, as large companies look to acquire mid-size companies to expand market presence or product offerings more rapidly than they have in the past.
“Those large companies have historically gone after the smaller players to grow incrementally,” says David Gordon, president of Channel Marketing Group. Gordon was featured in the October MDM Executive Briefing (available at mdm.com/executivebriefing). “Now they’re acquiring larger companies, from about $75 million to $400 million and taking big chunks out of the market.”
Three recent acquisitions have supported Gordon’s assertion: …
Mid-Market Distribution M&A Picks Up in Latest Quarter Read More »
Rexel completed two acquisitions in France and Peru.
Rexel Sales Up 5.6% in Third Quarter Read More »
Boise Cascade lessened its net loss for the period.
Boise Cascade 3Q Sales Up 6% Read More »
Inventories were down 0.1 percent from August.
September Wholesale Revenues Up 0.5 percent from August Read More »
At recent HARDI conference, distributors and suppliers said they saw big opportunities in geothermal in particular.
Renewable Energy Markets Help Offset Declines for Some Distributors Read More »
Manufacturer saw strength in both industrial and aerospace/defense businesses.
RBC Bearings Sales Up 17.6% in Second Quarter 2012 Read More »
Profit grew 54 percent in the quarter.
Rockwell Automation Sales Up 22% in Fourth Quarter Read More »
Year-to-date, electrical distributor’s sales were up 18.8%.
Graybar Sales Up 16.7% in Third Quarter Read More »
Food cost inflation was 7.3 percent for the quarter.
Sysco 3Q Sales Up 8.6% Read More »
The company’s conversion to a new ERP system created disruption in August.
Lawson Products Sales Down 7.6% in 3Q Read More »
A company that fails to recognize the importance of having a strategic human resources plan puts itself at risk.
What’s Your Human Resources Plan? Read More »
Slow housing activity, consumer confidence cited for continued challenges in the market.
Louisiana-Pacific Sales Up 9% in Third Quarter Read More »
Year-to-date average organic daily sales were up 3.3% for Interline.
Interline Brands Posts Organic Growth of 3.7% in Third Quarter Read More »
Annual sales for Lyman exceeding $100 million.
Lyman Lumber Joins US LBM Read More »
Accounting is good at providing financial information, but not at providing managing control information.
The Problem with Accounting Read More »
The acquisition of Lewis-Goetz results in a U.S. growth platform for ERIKS, a Netherlands-based industrial distributor.
ERIKS Acquires Lewis-Goetz Read More »
Year-to-date sales were up 201%.
Gibraltar Sales Increase 30% in 3Q Read More »
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