Titan Machinery Sales Down 3.1% in 2Q
Year-to-date sales decreased 6.3 percent year-over-year.
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August 2017
Tip: Embrace Price Transparency to Meet Customer Demands
Grainger is proof that distributors need new pricing strategies.
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HD Supply Waterworks Changes Name to Core & Main
The company was acquired from HD Supply in August.
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Beacon Roofing Shakes Up Sector Again
CEO: Distributor’s $2.6 billion purchase of Allied Building Products “transformative.”
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Power Transmission/Motion Control Industry Reports Stable Growth in 2Q
But Sales History & Outlook Report shows sales rose in first quarter.
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HARDI Distributors Report 4.7% Sales Increase in July
Annualized growth through July is 8.8 percent.
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Bolts & Nuts Acquires Challenger Component Services
Acquisition expands company’s presence in the southeast.
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Real Gross Domestic Product Up 3% in 2Q
Real GDP increased 2.9 percent in the second quarter compared with an increase of 2.7 percent in the first.
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Bunzl Acquires Chinese PPE Distributor
Company also reports sales up 20 percent in first half of 2017.
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Canadian Industrial Product Price Index Decreases in July
Raw materials price index dropped 0.6 percent due to lower prices for metal ores, concentrates and scrap.
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Recommended Reading: Build Customer Relationships with More Services
Providing a value-add such as training for customers can lead to increased wallet share.
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Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Increased in August
The Index now stands at 122.9, up from 120 in July.
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Standex Sales Up 0.5% in Fiscal 2017
Company reports fourth-quarter sales increase 12 percent.
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Build Competitive Edge by Driving Change
Leading on tech innovation will prove value to channel partners.
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Littelfuse to Acquire IXYS Corporation
The transaction will Increase Littelfuse’s presence in the semiconductor industry.
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MDM News Digest 4716
News briefs from August 11 – August 25, 2017
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Monthly Wholesale Trade Data: June 2017
Sales and inventories data for wholesaler-distributors in June 2017
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STAFDA Member Sales Up 6.2% YOY
For the first six months total construction starts were down 4 percent from the same period a year ago.
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Grainger’s Pricing Initiative, pt 1: A ‘Suboptimal’ Solution?
As of Aug. 1, W.W. Grainger Inc.’s new web pricing strategy was to be effective for all 1.5 million SKUs on its website. The pricing strategy was launched to reverse unfavorable market share trends Grainger experienced in certain market segments in recent years. Part 1 of this two-part series looks at how the pricing initiative has played out to this point, along with lessons other distributors can learn from Grainger’s experience.
This article includes:
- W.W. Grainger Inc.’s new web pricing strategy
- How the pricing initiative has played out to this point
- Lessons other distributors can learn from Grainger’s experience
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MDM Industrial Inflation Index: July 2017
Modern Distribution Management's monthly Industrial Inflation Index measures a cross-section of industrial supplies.
This index includes:
- Abrasives Products
- Cutting Tools
- Power Transmission Equipment
- Fasteners
- Valves, etc.
- Power Tools
- Material Handling Equipment
- Belting
- Hand Tools
- Misc. Metal
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- MDM Pricing Trends Report: First Quarter 2017
- How to Navigate Key HR Issues in 2017
- Market Snapshot: Cutting Tools Market Demand in the United States
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