In the first quarter, real GDP increased 1.1 percent.
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Employment declined in 88 metro areas and was stagnant in 57.
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Inorganically, sales grew 2.8 percent.
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News briefs from September 11-25, 2013.
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You can’t open a paper or go to a conference without hearing a reference to the “new normal,” but the new normal is sometimes difficult to define. What does it mean for the future of distribution?
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Distributors are helping to drive increased adoption of industrial vending in recent years. The Fastenal Company, Winona, MN, is largely credited with sparking the growth, but many of the largest distributors – and several smaller ones – have introduced their own vending solutions for customers. This article looks at the current state of industrial vending, drivers of growth and where industry experts and distributors expect vending to go. This article includes an estimated size of the vending market by number of machines.
This article is the first in MDM’s series on the industrial vending market.
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Modern Distribution Management's monthly Industrial Inflation Index measures a cross-section of industrial supplies.
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Sales and inventories data for wholesaler-distributors in July 2013.
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Move strengthens position in the Mountain West
Crescent Electric Agrees to Acquire Interstate Electric Read More »
Over the past two years, AmazonSupply.com and Google Shopping for Suppliers launched as new players in an already competitive B-to-B landscape. This article provides more details on these two platforms and examines their current and potential impact on the wholesale distribution industry, as well as the challenges and opportunities they bring. Distributors also spoke with MDM about what they are doing to stay relevant as business increasingly moves online.
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The 0.1 percent increase follows an 8.1 percent decrease in July.
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The company also announced new executive appointments.
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Resource reallocation is at the crux of meaningful change.
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Pune, India-based Virgo serves global oil and gas, power and mining markets.
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Manufacturing Revival Radio talks with logistics automation company pcdata.
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Michael Sprague discusses the critical consequences of failing to implement good product data sharing processes.
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The spin-off would create two stand-alone, publicly traded corporations.
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The Distributor Index decreased to 58.6 percent.
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