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Monthly Wholesale Trade Data: May 2013

Sales and inventories data for wholesaler-distributors in May 2013.

This article includes:

  • Wholesale trade revenues for durable and nondurable goods in May 2013
  • Monthly inventories/sales ratio for the industry
  • Sales & inventory trends for durable and nondurable goods

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Why Online Marketing is Essential for Distributors

It would be natural for a business leader to assume that their customers operate in the same way that they do. But according to Bob DeStefano, president of SVM E-Marketing Solutions, business today has reached a tipping point where “generation net” workers outnumber baby boomers, and the way they do business is different from past generations.

In this article, learn:

  • How Google has changed the face of marketing
  • Why marketing should be viewed as an investment
  • The role of your website in marketing today

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  • How Distributors Can Close the Services Gap
  • How E-Commerce & Global Competition are Changing Distribution
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MDM Industrial Inflation Index: June 2013

Modern Distribution Management's monthly Industrial Inflation Index measures a cross-section of industrial supplies.

This index includes:

  • Abrasives Products
  • Cutting Tools
  • Power Transmission Equipment
  • Fasteners
  • Valves, etc.
  • Power Tools
  • Material Handling Equipment
  • Belting
  • Hand Tools
  • Misc. Metal

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  • MDM 2Q13 Pricing Trends Report
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Saint-Gobain Sales Down 2.9% in First Half of 2013

Underlying trends are stabilizing for the European building materials supplier, but sluggish European economies continue to dampen results.

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MSC, Fastenal & Others Bullish on Manufacturing’s Future

But executives report some softness in the latest quarter for manufacturing customers.

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NAW-McGladrey Report: Distributors Optimistic About Economy, but Expect Headwinds

Distributors expect growth to be tempered somewhat by government actions and rising employee costs.

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