Report looks at how companies are approaching asset or business unit sales.
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Fourth-quarter sales were up 5.5 percent.
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ITW forecasts “modest growth” in 2013 across all its geographies.
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Electrical and Electronic Wire and Cable sales were up 18 percent in the fourth quarter.
Anixter International Sales Rise 1.7% in 2012 Read More »
Private sector demand for energy, health care, higher education and residential construction is having a positive impact.
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Articles look at how distributors can take action despite the uncertain environment.
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A lot of pieces have to fall into place for the global economy to stay on course.
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Production in two of the four regional sectors increased.
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Advance Report: New orders increased by $10 billion.
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Fastenal is planning for 30,000 new vending machines in 2013.
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Executives from SOLiD, CIRCA and Accelerated Claims to explain why they chose NetSuite at webinar.
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Georgia Gulf Corp., Altanta, GA, has merged with with PPG Industries’ commodity chemicals business, creating the new entity Axiall Corp. (NYSE: AXLL). The newly-integrated chemicals and building products company will be “well-positioned to benefit from North America’s natural gas cost advantage as well as the recovery of the U.S. housing market,” said Paul Carrico, president
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Manufacturing Revival Radio talks with Michael Collins, author of Saving American Manufacturing.
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Manufacturing Revival Radio talks with Dan St. Louis of the Manufacturing Solutions Center.
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Court rules that the President’s National Labor Relations Board recess appointments were ‘unconstitutional.’
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Sales and inventories data for wholesaler-distributors in November 2012.
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This article is part of the MDM series: The Shifting Competitive Landscape.
E-commerce in distribution is no longer just “nice to have”: It’s “need to have.” And the proliferation of e-commerce as an essential part of doing business – from the simplest forms to complex systems – has changed how some distributors view the market. This article examines the impact of e-commerce on the wholesale distribution channel.
There’s general consensus in the business-to-business space that e-commerce is now a “need-to-have” platform as opposed to just “nice-to-have.” Acceptance and adoption of e-commerce in distribution has grown over the past three years, but today’s e-commerce – and the role e-commerce plays in distribution – is different.
Today’s e-commerce platform goes beyond placing orders online,
Beyond Amazon: E-Commerce’s Impact on Wholesale Distribution Markets Read More »
IDG did not provide a reason for withdrawing its December offer.
Industrial Distribution Group Withdraws Offer for Commercial Solutions Read More »
The second annual MDM Distribution E-Commerce Survey conducted with Real Results Marketing revealed several key trends:
E-commerce revenue as a portion of total revenue has grown significantly in the past year through the growth of existing e-commerce sites, as well as …
2013 State of E-Commerce in Distribution Read More »
Profit increased 12.5 percent to $9.6 million.
Columbus McKinnon Sales Up 7.3% in 3Q Read More »
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