United Stationers Officially Changes Name to Essendant
Formal repositioning effort brings several companies under single brand.
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May 2015
Real GDP Down 0.7% in 1Q
Real GDP decrease follows a 2.2 percent increase in the fourth quarter.
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MAPI Forecast: 2015 Outlook Lowered
Manufacturing production is expected to outpace GDP, but only slightly.
MAPI Forecast: 2015 Outlook Lowered Read More »
Tip: Focus E-Commerce on Customer Needs
Distributors with subpar websites lose customers as well as transactions.
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WinWholesale Opens Cedar Rapids Winsupply in Iowa
New location to serve plumbing customers in eastern Iowa.
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Operations Q&A: Is Your Thinking in a Rut?
The solution to difficult problems might require a different thought process.
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Kuriyama Holdings Acquires Tipsa Group
Acquisition expands company’s presence in Europe and South America, as well as other markets.
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Webco Sales Down 3.6% in Fiscal 3Q
Year-to-date sales increase 4.2 percent compared to the prior year.
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Canadian Industrial Product Price Index Down 0.9% in April
Raw Materials Price Index rose 3.8 percent, largely due to higher prices for crude energy products.
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RBC Bearings Sales Up 6.3% in Fiscal 2015
Fourth quarter sales decrease 0.3 percent year-over-year.
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Construction Employment Increases in 40 States YOY
Construction employment declines in 18 states between March and April.
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Avnet Technology Solutions Names SVP of Emerging Channels, Americas
Dee Dee Lear named senior vice president of emerging channels for the Americas.
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SRS Distribution to Acquire Advanced Building Products
Purchase gives roofing distributor six new locations in Louisiana, Alabama and Oklahoma.
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Owens & Minor Finds Timing Right with Phipps Hire
Soon after resigning, United Stationers CEO tapped to succeed retiring Bierman.
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MDM Special Report: 2015 State of E-Commerce in Distribution
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This report provides an in-depth look at the current state of e-commerce in distribution. Based on the results of the 2015 State of E-Commerce in Distribution Survey, this report examines how the industrys e-commerce offerings are maturing. Distributor reluctance to launch e-commerce capabilities and the integrated marketing approach are also discussed.
Articles included in this special report:
- 2015 State of E-Commerce in Distribution: E-Commerce on Path to Maturity
- 2015 State of E-Commerce in Distribution, Part 2: Integrate or Stagnate
- The 2015 State of E-Commerce in Distribution Webcast Slides & Survey Results
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‘Unique’ Conditions Set Strong M&A Market
Distributors courted by private equity and strategic buyers.
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What’s In Your (Customer’s) Wallet?
In a recent MDM survey, we asked distributors how they plan to grow revenue in 2015. Just behind product line/category expansion was growing revenue from existing customers, or increasing wallet share.
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Durable Goods New Orders Down 0.5% in April
Transportation equipment drove the decrease, down 2.5 percent.
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2015 State of E-Commerce in Distribution, Part 2: Integrate or Stagnate
The fourth annual MDM distribution e-commerce survey conducted with Real Results Marketing revealed that the barrier to entry for e-commerce has lessened, but distributors are still deciding if they should launch e-commerce capability on their websites.
Part 1 of this series showed how the industry’s e-commerce offerings are maturing.
This article includes:
- Why distributors might be reluctant to launch an e-commerce capability
- Marketing vehicle effectiveness and spend
- An overview of the integrated marketing approach
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- Amazons B2B Move Reduces Threat
- Grainger Tackles the Data Challenge
- Industry 4.0: Technology-Driven Change
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M&A Competition Heating Up
Unlike previous cycles of strong merger and acquisition activity in distribution, todays market is unique in that strategic buyers and private equity firms are going after the same targets, setting the stage for an especially compelling consolidation story in the second half of 2015.
This article includes:
- The role of strategic buyers and private equity firms in M&A
- Distribution sectors currently seeing the most M&A activity
- Potential negative influences to M&A
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- First Quarter 2015 Financial Metrics & Trading Multiples
- IDGs Journey to Sonepar
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