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Organization names Paul Molitor as president and CEO.
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Adapting to the new business demands of a new generation of employees and customers requires a change in mindset, according to Dirk Beveridge, author of Innovate!: How Successful Distributors Lead Change in Disruptive Times.
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A distributor that doesn’t provide training opportunities for its work force will get left behind in today’s competitive market. But training resources abound for wholesale distributors, including online, on-demand courses, giving companies of any size the chance to continuously educate their employees.
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Modern Distribution Management's monthly Industrial Inflation Index measures a cross-section of industrial supplies.
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Sonepar’s acquisition of Industrial Distribution Group is, in many ways, an end mark on a 20-year timeline of industry trends, challenges and shifts, all rolled into one deal. Where shall we begin? The best place is back to the future.
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Sales and inventories data for wholesaler-distributors in September 2014.
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Company purchases Quebec-based Oxygne Pro-Tech Inc. and Mtalox (2000) Inc.
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By volume, wholesale sales rose 1.8 percent.
Canadian Wholesale Sales Up 1.8% in September Read More »
Manufacturing production is expected to outpace GDP.
MAPI Quarterly Forecast: Strong Jobs Growth to Spur Economy Read More »
Drop in production-related indicators hinder index’s three-month moving average.
Chicago Fed National Activity Index Declines in October Read More »
Sectors capacity utilization close to previous peak.
MAPI Bullish on U.S. Manufacturing Read More »
TED magazine: Company promotes Rob Stern, Dan Ebben.
Werner Electric Announces Leadership Changes Read More »
Industrial companies are at different stages of adoption of analytics, according to a report from Accenture and GE. Similar to IMIs findings in a recent survey of distributors, the report also found that a financial gap is widening between those that adopt analytics and those who dont.
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Company buys master distributor for $31.5 million.
Synalloy Acquires Specialty Pipe & Tube Read More »
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The latest economic indicators point to ongoing strength in industrial markets in 2015. In the MAPI Foundation Business Outlook, for example, the October 2014 composite index ended a run of six quarters of improvement, but still remained above the threshold that indicates expansion for manufacturing in the U.S.
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Twenty-eight states added construction jobs between September and October 2014.
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Tom Ben to replace retiring foodservice top executive Mike Green.
Sysco Appoints President of Foodservice Operations Read More »
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