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Ongoing industry turbulence driven by more than economic conditions.
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With the right plan in place, a broad social media campaign can attract younger workers while also strengthening a companys brand and bottom line. But many distributors still doubt the effectiveness of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube as channels for building business, a perception that could be costly in the long run.
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Optimism in the U.S. tempered by slowdowns in BRIC, eurozone. This article looks at the state of global economies and the outlook for 2015.
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The following analysis by longtime industry expert Al Bates examines key profit drivers in wholesale distribution across 34 lines of trade monitored by the Profit Planning Group. This article looks at historical data from the past five years, and particularly trends in 2013, the last year for which full data is available. In 2013, distributors, as a group, experienced slowing sales growth, which led to an increase in expenses as a percent of sales, but also saw a slight rise in profitability.This article provides insight into this trend and provides recommendations to improve profitability in 2015.
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Federal government to send a mediator to move stalled negotiations forward.
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