August 23, 2019 - Modern Distribution Management

August 23, 2019

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Table of Contents:

  • Digital Disrupters Create Shifts in 2019 Top Industrial Distributors List
  • Commentary: Market Leading Strategies for 2020
  • MSC: The Hub of a Community
  • Global Industrial: Full Speed Ahead
  • Graybar Taps Spirit of Innovation in Digital Transformation
  • Johnstone Supply Focuses on Efficiency
  • Vallen Distribution Produces Customer Savings with Integrated Solutions
  • Monthly Wholesale Trade Data: June 2019
  • MDM Industrial Inflation Index: July 2019
  • News Digest 4916

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MDM Industrial Inflation Index: July 2019

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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Commentary: Market Leading Strategies for 2020

This is the 10th year we have ranked the top distributors, and this year includes more than 150 companies across 15 product categories. While it’s easy to focus on the explosive growth of Amazon Business, MDM's Tom Gale believes the more important trend beyond the continued expansion strategies — by product, territory and customer segments, largely through digital platforms — is how market leaders are strategically translating digital disruption into digital transformation.

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Digital Disrupters Create Shifts in 2019 Top Industrial Distributors List

Distinct niches served by strong value propositions developed over decades have created a lot of value and revenue that digital cant displace.

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Johnstone Supply Focuses on Efficiency

Contractors can take an online training course offered by Johnstone or participate in training labs at several dozen locations across the country. Its all part of the companys plan to empower its partners, both internally and externally.

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Vallen Distribution Produces Customer Savings with Integrated Solutions

The indirect industrial supply distributor aims to be a one-stop shop with fully integrated procurement and material management programs.

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Graybar Taps Spirit of Innovation in Digital Transformation

CEO Kathy Mazzarella draws on the distributors distinguished track record of being at the forefront of change and technological advancement to promote employee-led innovation efforts that are creating new pathways to strengthen customer connections and business growth.

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Global Industrial: Full Speed Ahead

Committed to leveraging the experience and industry knowledge of its employee base, this industrial distributor continues to grow customer loyalty through ongoing investments in its private label products, accelerated category expansions and more.

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MSC: The Hub of a Community

Through its Better MRO and MRO Go initiatives, MSC is working to be a consistent source of materials as well as innovation and cost-saving solutions for its customers building a growing sense of loyalty from a changing workforce in the process.

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