Recommended Reading: What is Amazon Planning in 2016?
Retail giant ramping up competition with FedEx, UPS and Alibaba.
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February 2016
Conference Board Employment Trends Index Inched Up in January
Index up 1.9 percent year-over-year.
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Regal Beloit Sales Up 7.8% in 2015
Fourth quarter sales flat year-over-year.
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Ingersoll-Rand Sales Up 3.2% in 2015
Company’s fourth-quarter sales increase 2.6 percent.
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NFIB Small Business Optimism Falls in January
Index decreases 1.3 points to 93.9 for the month.
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December Wholesale Revenues Down 4.5% YOY
Sales of durable goods down 3 percent from last December.
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Owens & Minor 2015 Sales Up 3.5%
Sales for fourth quarter flat year-over-year.
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U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Increase in December
2015 orders were down 17.4 percent compared to 2014.
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Canadian Building Permits Up 11.3%in December
Rise attributed to higher construction intentions for multi-family dwellings in four provinces.
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Affiliated Distributors Member Sales Grow 2% in 2015
Performance across AD divisions ranged from 10 percent increase to 3 percent decrease.
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Apex Tool Group Names CEO
New CEO previously served as CEO of The Chamberlain Group.
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Report: Execs to Invest in Customer Experience
How have you prepared to meet your customers’ changing needs?
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USG Sales Up 1.4% in 2015
Sales for L&W Supply grew 6.2 percent for the year.
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2015 U.S. Exports, Imports Decrease
Goods and services deficit up 4.6 percent compared to 2014.
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Acquisitions Boost Beacon Roofing Supply Sales in 1Q
Sales increased 63.8 percent year-over-year.
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Weyerhaeuser Sales Down 4.3% in 2015
Company also plans to merge with Plum Creek Timber Company.
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Arrow Electronics Sales Up 2.3% in 2015
Company’s sales increase 5.5 percent in fourth quarter.
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The Macomb Group Acquires Mechanical Supply
Acquisition expands Macomb’s footprint in the southeast U.S.
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Electronic Component Sales Down 1.5% in 2015
Lackluster economic environment challenged sales in the fourth quarter.
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Rexel Acquires Brohl & Appell
Acquisition strengthens Rexels position in the U.S. in industrial automation.
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