Acuity Brands Appoints Dianne Mills as Chief Human Resources Officer
Mills replaces Karen Holcom who now serves as SVP and CFO for the company.
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March 2020
Border States Electric Names President
Executive vice president Regions, Jason Seger, will be taking over as president for David White, who will be promoted to CEO.
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Viral Threats & Digital Opportunities: MDM’s Most-Read Blogs of February
From how the threat of coronavirus COVID-19 might influence supply chains to insider insights on getting the most from digital platforms, MDM readers cast a wide net for industry wisdom during the month.
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The Goods and Services Deficit Decreased in January
The January decrease in the goods and services deficit reflected a decrease in the goods deficit of $2.6 billion to $67.0 billion and an increase in the services surplus of $0.6 billion to $21.7 billion.
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Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment Rose by 273,000 in February
Manufacturing employment changed little during the month.
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SafetyNetwork Members Vote to Merge with AD
The merger is part of ADs commitment to ensuring a strong future for independent distributors.
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Descartes Fiscal 2020 Sales Up 18%
For the fourth quarter, sales were $84.2 million, a 19% increase year-over-year.
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Fastenal’s February Sales Up 4.7%
By region, U.S. sales grew 3.6% in February.
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As Small Business Hiring Booms, Distributors Sit on the Sidelines
Wholesale distribution, along with arts and entertainment, financial services and retail trade, slowed hiring efforts in January, according to a February report from the CBIZ Small Business Employment Index. Overall, the numbers for companies with 300 or fewer employees showed improvement over December statistics.
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HARDI Distributors Report 0.7% Revenue Growth in January
The average annualized sales growth for the 12 months through January 2019 is 5.5%.
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Winsupply Acquires ASAP Industrial Supply
ASAP Industrial Supply is changing its name to Inland Empire Windustrial and will become part of the Winsupply Family of Companies
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How to Get the Most Out of Your PIM Platform
Robust PIM solutions can streamline the source of product data and all digital assets, positioning distributors to make the most of your unique value proposition by improving customer engagement, automating operational processes and swiftly executing a new value chain.
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7 Supply Chain Dangers for Distributors to Avoid
There are key responses distributors can take to address issues that arise from blindly following a competitors lead, giving all customers equal service, allowing technology to paralyze you, making the wrong software decision, missing changes in your customer base, taking on mediocre business and becoming complacent about competitor capabilities.
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Wajax Sales Up 4.8% in 2019
In the fourth quarter, sales were $403.9, an increase of 3.6% compared to the same period a year ago.
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Huttig Building Products Sales Down 3.3% in 2019
Sales for the fourth quarter were $180.4 million, down 8.1% from the prior-year period.
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Economic Activity in the Manufacturing Sector Grew in February
The overall economy grew for the 130th consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.
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Core & Main to Acquire R&B Co.
The acquisition will mark Core & Mains 10th transaction since becoming an independent company in August 2017.
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Avery Dennison Completes Acquisition of Smartrac’s RFID Transponder Business
Smartrac is a leading innovator in the development and manufacture of RFID inlays.
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AI is the First Technology to Create Exponential Value for Distributors
AI will not create another new sales channel for distributors, but will radically improve the performance of existing channels to exponentially increase profitability over time. While Data Network Effects have been great for companies in other spaces, they promise to be truly game-changing for distributors, says Proton.ais Benj Cohen.
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Walter Surface Acquires Safety Supplier ArcOne
The acquisition will add a unique personal protective equipment product line to Walters offering.
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