NTN, Mt. Prospect, IL, has promoted Scott Eiss to vice president of sales, industrial aftermarket. “Scott has been extremely successful at driving growth and leading sales teams in his time at NTN,” said Pete Eich, president, NTN Bearing Corporation of America. “His laser focus on creating value for our customers will allow him to be […]
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The index’s three-month moving average, CFNAI-MA3, decreased during the month.
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Former HD Supply executive Steven Margolius takes top role at distributor.
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This article is part of MDM's 2017 Distribution Trends Special Issue. It provides a quick look at key trends affecting the fasteners distribution sector.
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This article is part of MDM's 2017 Distribution Trends Special Issue. It provides a quick look at key trends affecting the power transmission & bearing distribution sector.
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Modern Distribution Management's monthly Industrial Inflation Index measures a cross-section of industrial supplies.
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This article is part of MDM's 2017 Distribution Trends Special Issue. It provides a quick look at key trends affecting the industrial PVF distribution sector.
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This article is part of MDM's 2017 Distribution Trends Special Issue. It provides a quick look at key trends affecting the hose and hose accessories distribution sector.
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Distribution sales have traditionally been driven by outside salespeople who set their own course for how and where to sell in a given territory. But purchasing behaviors have changed, driven by technology and a generational shift, which means that sales models will need to change, as well, to capture and maintain business going forward.
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While data-sharing among distributors and their supply channel partners has been discussed for years, new technologies and skillsets have increased the usability of even more data. As a result, respondents to the recent MDM market trends survey noted an increase in requests for data-sharing up and down the supply chain.
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“Attitude is everything” is a phrase easily forgotten in the day-to day-hustle, but the “soft skills” that enable someone to interact effectively with other people continue to be more important than just a motivational catch phrase.
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There’s no escaping Amazon. Thanks to the company’s recent mammoth grocery store bid, even a trip to Whole Foods for organic marinara sauce or a bundle of kale could inflate Jeff Bezos’ already exorbitant income.
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If it can’t dominate an industry digitally, Amazon will buy the bricks and mortar to get there.
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While U.S. GDP growth in first quarter of 2017 was a tepid 1.2 percent, for many distributors, the new year marked a shift in outlook for the industry. But there’s also a shift in customer expectations, as highlighted by the trends examined in this issue.
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