Consumer Confidence Slides in December
Back-to-back declines in key indices suggest moderating growth ahead, according to latest data from The Conference Board.
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2018
Amazon Expands in Toronto
Online retail giant expands Toronto Tech Hub, opens 113,000 square-foot office in Scotia Plaza.
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MDM Editors’ Top Blogs of 2018
Here are five of the blogs we enjoyed most this year.
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The Conference Board: LEI Up Slightly in November
2019 outlook calls for growth, but expansion is moderating, group says.
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Cardinal Health Adds to BOD
Company elects J. Michael Losh to its board of directors.
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Amazon to Open First Mississippi Fulfillment Center
Online retailer says Marshall County facility will create 850 full-time jobs.
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MDM Readers’ Top Blogs of 2018
The Top 5 most-read blogs of the year.
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Download this Issue in PDF: December 25, 2018
This is the PDF of this issue of Modern Distribution Management.
Table of Contents:
- Move to Digital Continues
- Commentary: The Distributors Dilemma in 2019
- MDM Interview: Berkshire eSupply Strengthens Digital Services Platforms
- Monthly Wholesale Trade Data: October 2018
- MDM Industrial Inflation Index: November 2018
- MDM News Digest 4824
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Commentary: The Distributor’s Dilemma in 2019
By most accounts its been a record year for distributors, the near-peak of a long business cycle.
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Move to Digital Continues
The 2018 State of Distributor Marketing examines how distributors perceive the features and benefits they offer customers. This joint survey between MDM-Real Results Marketing reveals that distributors are increasingly relying on search marketing instead of email marketing. This article examines how distributors across sectors approach marketing, what they consider the most effective channels to be and the frequency with which they conduct their different marketing vehicles.
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Actuant’s Sales Up 3%
Company reports double-digit gains in industrial tools business for fiscal first quarter 2019.
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Monthly Wholesale Trade Data: October 2018
Wholesale revenues, inventories and ratios from October 2018
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MDM Industrial Inflation Index: November 2018
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 News Digest 4824
MDM’s top news briefs from News briefs from December 11 – December 25, 2018.
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MDM Interview: Berkshire eSupply Strengthens Digital Services Platforms
In this article, MDM CEO Tom Gale interviews Berkshire eSupply CEO John Beaudoin to check in on the companys strategy and focus in its transformation into a more powerful digital services provider to augment its traditional role as a master wholesaler of industrial products.
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Staples, Essendant Extend Merger Terms
Companies extend tender offer for all outstanding shares of Essendant to December 26.
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Sales GPS Conference: February 2019
The role of the traditional field salesperson has been disrupted by the rise of Amazon, other digital platforms and fast-changing customer expectations of the buying process. It’s time to transform your sales model into one that adds more value and works to fend off digital players. Join us for this 1-½ day, hands-on conference designed exclusively for wholesale distribution executives motivated to change their single-channel models into more adaptive and customer-responsive multichannel models.
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What Motivates Your Customers to Buy More?
Segmentation helps you better align resources to sell more efficiently.
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SureWerx Acquires Jackson Safety and Wilson Brands From KCP
Sale is part of KCP effort to streamline global business.
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If You Tell It, They Will Come
The lessons of a holiday classic, undimmed after 175 years.
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