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Graybar & Other Wholesalers On Fortune’s Most Admired List

Fortune magazine’s annual World’s Most Admired Companies list is out.

Of any wholesaler-distributor, Graybar showed up the most. The electrical distributor ranked No. 1 in diversified wholesalers, but also found itself in the top 10 on several breakout lists, including management quality, long-term investment, financial soundness, quality of product and services, use of assets, people management and innovation.

(An interview with Graybar CFO Beatty D’Alessandro was featured in the Feb. 25, 2009, issue of MDM. Read it here.)

Foodservice distributor Sysco also made the financial …

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Fortune magazine’s annual World’s Most Admired Companies list is out.

Of any wholesaler-distributor, Graybar showed up the most. The electrical distributor ranked No. 1 in diversified wholesalers, but also found itself in the top 10 on several breakout lists, including management quality, long-term investment, financial soundness, quality of product and services, use of assets, people management and innovation.

(An interview with Graybar CFO Beatty D’Alessandro was featured in the Feb. 25, 2009, issue of MDM. Read it here.)

Foodservice distributor Sysco also made the financial …

To access this page, you must purchase MDM Premium Subscription, MDM Premium Subscription – Monthly or MDM Premium Subscription – Annually.

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Lindsay Young

Lindsay Young is the president of 3 Aspens Media, a B2B content strategy and marketing content firm that works with distributors to translate their offline expertise – online. She has more than 20 years of experience leading and producing online and print content for publications and businesses. She leads a team of 12 writers, client success managers, designers, marketing specialists and strategists to produce content that helps companies translate their benefits to key decision-makers. She was previously the editor of Modern Distribution Management.
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