U.S. Cutting Tool Consumption Down 21.8% in January
Latest report shows U.S. cutting tool consumption also down 3.2% from the previous month of December.
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March 2021
8 Cost-Effective Warehouse Security Improvements
Conduct an assessment, audit your current system, don’t forget about proper signage and then regularly test your system to create a safety-first environment.
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Chicago Fed National Activity Index Falls to -1.09 in February
Latest Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) shows that two of the four broad categories of indicators used to construct the index made negative contributions in February, and all four decreased from January.
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DSG Names New CFO
Distributor appoints Julianne Turk to lead the company’s financial processes and strategy development.
SBP Holdings Appoints Craig Osborne President and CEO
Outgoing President and CEO Don Fritzinger will become SBP’s chairman and remain engaged with the business and industry.
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Up Your Customer Experience Game By Leveraging Your Product Data
Strong taxonomy and product data allow functions such as attribute filters and indexable search to be possible. Here are four key functions that show how product data can make or break the user experience.
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Amazon Business Says Company Reached $25 Billion in 2020 Sales
The company, which rebranded from AmazonSupply in 2015, also said it’s now being used by more than 5 million businesses across its marketplace.
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COVID-19’s Impact on Distribution Is Here to Stay
The pandemic caused real change. Now we have the opportunity to push digital transformation further and faster into the distribution industry. That’s a long-term win, says proton.ai’s Benj Cohen.
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Würth Industry North America Acquires ORR Safety
Würth and subsidiary Northern Safety & Industrial to add a $125 million safety distributor to their portfolio.
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Residential Building Permits Up 17% in February
But housing starts down compared to year-ago period and the previous month, according to the latest residential construction report from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Winsupply Opens Winsupply of East Tennessee
The distributor, which serves HVAC and plumbing contractors throughout East Tennessee, is led by Logan Hale, president of the new location.
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Manufacturing and Trade Shipments Up in January
The U.S. Census Bureau reported that the combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments and inventories for January increased 7.1% from the same month last year.
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Fourth-Quarter 2020 Earnings Recap
How did the public distributors (and manufacturers relevant to this space) perform in the calendar fourth quarter? Our recap provides highlights of their revenue and earnings results.
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Brady & Individual Foodservice Acquire Elkins Wholesale
Distributors expand to Mississippi with addition of two branches, in Laurel and Pearl.
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Industrial Production Dips 2.2% in February
According to the Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization Report, manufacturing output decreased 3.1% during the month.
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Watsco to Acquire Chicago-Based HVAC Distributor
Watsco will expand into the Midwest with the addition of a $291 million HVAC distributor.
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Use MDM Analytics to Grow Your Business
Harnessing the power of data can transform a distributor. This article introduces distributors to the benefits of analytics, including how data-informed decisions can help a company analyze market potential, profile customers and better target prospects — all of which can grow revenue, reduce costs and improve profitability.
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Ferguson Sales Up 4.2% in First Half
Ferguson invested $224 million in acquisitions during the first half of fiscal 2021.
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Customer Service Automation Helps Distributors Manage Pandemic Surge
Distributors ADI Global and D&H Distributing saw jumps in customer service requests, including significantly longer call times, over the last year. Here’s how they handled the spike.
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Houston Wire & Cable Completes Sale of Southwest Wire Rope
Distributor announced the sale of its business division in January.
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