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2012 Distribution Trends: Power Transmission/Bearing Sector

This article outlines key trends in power transmission/bearing distribution. View the top distributors in this sector.

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2012 MDM Market Leaders: Top Safety Distributors – Mallory Safety & Supply

View the latest Safety news Headquarters: Longview, WA2011 Revenues: $62 millionChange in Sales from 2010: 82.35%Employees: 200Key Executives: President Tim Loy Mallory is a distributor of general safety and fire and cleanroom safety products. • Return to Full List of Safety Distributors.• Return to the 2012 MDM Market Leaders home.• Read the 2012 MDM Wholesale Distribution Trends Report

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Vending ‘Explodes’ as a Service

Vending is now making a significant contribution to many national distributors’ top lines. The trend is most prominent in the industrial MRO sector.

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Distributors Put Inventory Under the Microscope

Customers are demanding more inventory management services, including vendor managed inventory and consignment. Distributors are also focusing more on how they can improve how they manage inventory, paying close attention to getting the most out of their purchasing and technology.

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Distributors Leverage Online Tools

Recent advancements, generational demands and the need to compete on a different level have all contributed to a technological shift toward e-commerce, mobile and social networks. While the technologies themselves aren’t new, the fact that more distributors are taking action to leverage the capabilities of those technologies is.

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Other 2012 Distribution Trends: More services, non-traditional services, price pressure & global growth

The article looks at the other distribution trends covered in the 2012 Distribution Trends Report. These include more services, non-traditional services, price pressure & global growth.

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2012 Distribution End-Market Trends

In interviews and surveys, distributors told MDM which end-markets were strong and which were weak halfway through 2012.

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2012 Distribution Trends: Industrial Sector

This article examines the key trends in industrial wholesale distribution. View the top distributors in this sector.

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2012 Distribution Trends: Electronics Sector

This article outlines the key trends in electronics distribution. View the top distributors in this sector.

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2012 MDM Market Leaders: Top Electronics Distributors No. 5

Headquarters: Thief River Falls, MN2011 Revenues: $1.5 billionEmployees: 2,500Locations: 1Key Executives: President Mark Larson Digi-Key is an authorized distributor for more than 440 brands, serving a broad range of customers from nearly every area of industry and commerce, including the automotive, communications, energy/renewable energy, industrial, medical equipment, transportation, military/aerospace, and research and development industries. No.

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2012 MDM Market Leaders: Top Electronics Distributors No. 1

View the latest Avnet news Headquarters: Phoenix, AZ2011 Revenues: $11.5 billionChange in Sales from 2010: 38%Employees: 17,000Locations: 300Key Executives: CEO Rick Hamada; President, Avnet Electronics Marketing Global Harley Feldberg; President, Avnet Technology Solutions Global Phil Gallgher; CFO Ray Sadowski With the U.S. electronics market already highly consolidated, acquisitions opportunities can be difficult to find. But

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2012 MDM Market Leaders: Top Electronics Distributors No. 2

Headquarters: Englewood, CO2011 Revenues: $10.6 billionChange in Sales from 2010: 14.4%Employees: 15,700Locations: 390Key Executives: President & CEO Michael J. Long; CFO Paul J. Reilly; President, Arrow Global Enterprise Computing Solutions, Andrew S. Bryant; President, Arrow Global Components, Peter T. Kong In 2011, Arrow relocated its corporate headquarters from Melville, NY, to Englewood, CO. Like Avnet,

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2012 MDM Market Leaders: Top Electronics Distributors No. 3

Headquarters: Pointe Claire, QuebecEmployees: 5,000Locations: 169 Future Electronics is a global distributor of semiconductors and passive, interconnect and electro-mechanical components. The company operates through four divisions: lighting, energy solutions, engineering, and supply chain solutions. In 2011, the company launched the industry’s first standalone energy specific website, connecting the rapidly growing alternative energy market with available

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2012 MDM Market Leaders: Top Electronics Distributors No. 4

Headquarters: Fort Worth, TX/Mansfield, TX2011 Revenues: $1.3 billionChange in Sales from 2011: 5%Acquisitions: Sager ElectronicsKey Executives: TTI CEO Paul Andrews, Jr.; Mouser President & CEO Glenn Smith In the electronics-focused distribution world, most people would say these companies do not belong together in a single listing because their operating models are completely different. While Mouser

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2012 MDM Market Leaders: Top Electrical Distributors No. 24

View the latest Electrical news Headquarters: Lafayette, IN2011 Revenues: N/ALocations: 38Key Executives: President & CEO John Burke Kirby Risk provides a wide range of services, including quality electrical supplies, electrical apparatus sales and repair services, wiring harness/cable manufacturing and quality industrial component manufacturing. No. 25: Van Meter Inc. • Return to full list of Top Electrical

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2012 MDM Market Leaders: Top Electrical Distributors No. 25

View the latest Electrical news Headquarters: Cedar Rapids, IA2011 Revenues: $206.4 millionLocations: 12Locations: 350Key Executives: President Kevin Powell; Chief Growth Officer Mike Gassmann; COO Lura McBride; CFO Mick Slinger In 2011, Van Meter Industrial, Inc., dropped the “Industrial” from its name to better reflect its diverse product and service offerings. The company has continued to

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