USG, Boral Form a 50/50 Joint Venture
USG Boral Building Products will have operations in Asia, Australasia and the Middle East.
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2014
Kaman Distribution Group Agrees to Acquire B.W. Rogers
The acquisition significantly expands Kaman’s footprint in both fluid power and automation.
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Vanguard National Alliance Merges with supplyFORCE
The two national accounts distributor organizations will do business as supplyFORCE.
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China’s Economic Reform Agenda Includes Opportunities, Challenges for Foreign Firms
MAPI Report: While panned for being vague and not innovative, agenda has better chance of being implemented than past reforms.
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Adverse Weather Hits Distributors Hard
Grainger, Fastenal and other distributors report challenges from unusually cold, snowy weather.
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Industrial Market Information, MDM Welcomes Economist Bridget Strand
Addition of Strand deepens the companies’ analytics and research capabilities.
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Introducing Steve Epner: Blogging on Software, Business & More for MDM
Epner will examine technology from the perspective of owners, top management & the users of technology.
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Tip: Understand What Customers Need to ‘Pull the Trigger’ Online
Grainger e-commerce chief: How can you help customers make a decision?
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Strategies for Private Label Success
Creating a successful private label strategy requires more than just putting the distributor’s name on the products. This article looks at key elements of building a private label strategy and the decisions distributors need to make to successfully implement that strategy.
This is the second in a series of articles from MDM on private label in the wholesale distribution industry.
This article includes:
- The role of branding and positioning in private label success
- The importance of having the right skills in place for implementing a private label strategy
- The question of control versus liability for distributors
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- The Drivers of Private Label in Distribution
- Profits in a Year of Strong Growth
- Special Report: The Industrial Vending Boom
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Commentary: A Tribute to John Buckley
Publisher Tom Gale remembers an industry champion and friend.
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MDM Interview: How to Stand in Your Employees’ Shoes
As the face of the workforce shifts, managers need new skills to connect and effectively lead a more diverse employee base. A new book, Flex: The New Playbook for Managing Across Differences, was written to address this need. MDM Editor Lindsay Konzak recently spoke with the book’s co-author Jane Hyun, an executive coach and global leadership adviser to Fortune 500 firms.
This interview includes Hyun's take on:
- Why it's important for manager's to be able to "flex" their management styles
- How managers can bridge the power gap
- The cost of not considering different management styles
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- MDM Interview: Avnet's Roy Vallee Reflects on Changes in the Industry
- Where Managers Blunder
- Commentary: Re-evaluate the Human Capital in Your Company
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MDM News Digest 4404
News briefs from Feb. 11, 2014-Feb. 25, 2014
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Behind Grainger’s E-Commerce Strategy
In 2013, Grainger surpassed $3 billion in sales from e-commerce channels, representing a third of total company sales. Paul Miller, vice president of global e-commerce for Grainger, spoke with Editor Lindsay Konzak about Grainger’s approach and plans for e-commerce.
This article includes:
- How the distributor approaches e-commerce
- Grainger's multichannel approach
- Where Grainger sees opportunity with technology
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- The State of E-Commerce in Distribution
- Grainger's E-Commerce Evolution
- Beyond Amazon: E-Commerce's Impact on Wholesale Distribution Markets
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MDM Industrial Inflation Index: January 2014
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 4Q13 & Annual Pricing Trends Report
- MDM Interview with Guy Blissett: Uncertainty + Change = Opportunity?
- The State of Analytics in Distribution
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Monthly Wholesale Trade Data: December 2013
Sales and inventories data for wholesaler-distributors in December 2013.
This article includes:
- Wholesale trade revenues for durable and nondurable goods in December 2013
- Monthly inventories/sales ratio for the industry
- Sales & inventory trends for durable and nondurable goods
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- 4Q13 MDM-Baird Distribution Survey Results
- 4Q13 and Annual MDM Pricing Trends Report
- Building on Already Profitable Business
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Download this Issue in PDF: Feb. 25, 2014
This is the PDF of this issue of Modern Distribution Management.
Table of Contents:
- Strategies for Private Label Success
- Commentary: A Tribute to John Buckley
- MDM Interview: Stand in Your Employees’ Shoes
- Behind Grainger’s E-Commerce Strategy
- Monthly Wholesale Trade Data: December 2013
- MDM Industrial Inflation Index: January 2014
- News Digest
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Brady Agrees to Sell Die-Cut Business
Brady shifting focus to other business areas, including dentification solutions and workplace safety.
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Recommended Reading: Strategic Decisions for Private Label
Successful private label initiatives require more than a label with your brand on it.
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Stock Building Supply Sales Jump 27% in 2013
Stock Building 4Q sales up 21% year-over-year.
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Interline Brands Sales Up 20% in 2013, 4Q
Organic sales up 3.5% in 2013.
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