By
Jenel
Stelton-Holtmeier
Jim Ambrose, president of BranchManagerCEO.com, says now is a great time to retrain and reenergize your sales force to find
new ways to gain market share.
By
Thomas P.
Gale
What does this migration online by all age groups mean for your business? Ask Internet-savvy associates in your company where
you stand with a few key questions.
One of the biggest mistakes companies make in adjusting their work force during down times is cutting their work force too
deeply. Now is the time to create a talent acquisition plan with an eye for when business conditions improve.
By
Lindsay
Young
Stock Building Supply's Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection filing was a picture of what many in its sector have gone through since
the housing market has fallen from its peak nearly four years ago.
ORCO had filed for Ch. 11 protection; HD Supply White Cap won the bidding process for the West Coast distributor.
Sales down 2.4% from February, and 18.1% from March 2008.
Kennametal Agrees to Sell High-Speed Steel Drills ... Anixter Sales Down 14% ... Avnet Sales Down 16.3% ... Home Depot Reports
Revenues Fall ... Rexel 1Q Sales Up 11.7% ... Building Materials Holding Corp. Sales Fall 51% ... Housing Starts Down 12.8%
...
This is the pdf of this issue of Modern Distribution Management. Apply the full $24.95 pay-per-view cost toward an annual
subscription (within 30 days of purchase), which includes two issues a month plus access to more than seven years of online
archives
A common theme in public distributors' earnings conference calls for the second quarter was a lack of visibility into potential
conditions for the rest of the year. This is the MDM Public Distributor Report, provided on a quarterly basis to subscribers
of
