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Volume 35 - Number 14 | July 25, 2005

Shifts in Alcohol Distribution Channels

By Thomas P. Gale

The alcohol (liquor and wine) distribution channel has undergone a good deal of consolidation and transition. A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision this spring allowing wineries to ship directly to customers will bring additional pressures on distribution

Learning Competitive Advantage

By Todd Youngblood

About fifteen years ago, I ran across a paper written by Arie De Geuss, then chief of corporate planning for Royal Dutch Shell. In it, he made one of those pithy observations that really capture the essence of sustained excellent performance. Insightful a

The Home Depot to Acquire National Waterworks

The Home Depot, Atlanta, GA, is entering distribution channel verticals on a larger scale. The world's largest home improvement retailer has agreed to acquire National Waterworks Holdings for $1.35 billion. National Waterworks Holdings, Inc., Waco, TX, is

Stock Building Supply Acquires Baldridge Lumber

Stock Building Supply, the largest supplier of building materials to professionals in the U.S, has acquired J.C. Baldridge Lumber, Albuquerque, NM., where single-family housing starts have increased from 4,576 in 2000 to over 8,000 in 2004. Albuquerque ra

Infor acquires Intuita Holdings Ltd.

Infor, Atlanta, GA, the largest global software provider that exclusively focuses on the manufacturing and distribution markets, has acquired Intuita Holdings Ltd., located in Manchester, United Kingdom. The acquisition of Intuita Holdings is Infor's firs

Commentary: Home Depot points bigger guns at MRO channels

By Thomas P. Gale

If you had any questions if The Home Depot might make more deals in the MRO distribution arena, ponder no more: It's a matter of when, not if. Home Depot wants to build into some different distribution verticals, and industrial is an active target for the

MDM News Digest 3514

Home Depot to acquire National Waterworks; Ozark Fluid Poewr merges with Fluid Air; Stanley Works to expand European hand tools business with offer for Facom Tools; Stock Building Supply acquires Baldridge Lumber in New Mexico; More...

Grainger Reports Strong 2nd Quarter

W.W. Grainger, Chicago, IL, reported sales were $1.4 billion, up 9.3% in the second quarter of 2005 ended Jun. 30 over the prior year's second quarter. Net earnings were up 22 percent to $82 million. The company reported a 24 percent increase in earnings

Two Parker Distributors Merge

Ozark Fluid Power, Inc., Little Rock, AR, a distributor of Parker fluid connectors and hydraulics products, has merged with fluid connectors distributor Fluid Air, of Memphis, TN. The new company will retain the Ozark name, with Fluid Air serving as a div

Safety Today acquires Colonial Industrial Products South

Safety Today, Inc., Groveport, OH, a provider of personal protective equipment, has acquired Colonial Industrial Products South (CIP-South), Deerfield Beach, FL. Safety Today will operate this as a full service branch with local sales, customer service, w

MDM Inflation Index June 2005

The MDM Inflation Index for June 2005 increased 0.20 percent from May to June and 4.59 percent from June 2004 to June 2005.

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