January 24, 2013

Airgas Sales Up 5% in Third Quarter

Companies, Free, Gases & Welding Equipment, News, Subscriber Only, Top Distributor Sectors / MDM Staff

Profit for the industrial and specialty gases company climbed 14 percent over the same period a year ago.

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MDM News Digest 4302

Subscriber Only / MDM Staff

News briefs from Jan. 11-Jan. 25, 2013

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Don’t Forget Technology Goals in Your Strategic Plan

Free, Management, MDM Blog, Strategy, Subscriber Only, Technology / Angela Poulson

Brent Grover: Well-executed technology investments can make a real difference for distributors.

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New Website Attracts Millennials to Industrial Distribution

Association/Buying Group News, Free, Human Resources in Wholesale Distribution, News, Operations, Subscriber Only / MDM Staff

Industrial Careers Pathway has overhauled its website.

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Think of Your Company as a Portfolio

Free, Management, MDM Blog, Strategy, Subscriber Only / Stuart Mechlin

The portfolio concept can help you better analyze the segments of your business, wherever you have assets deployed.

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Conference Board Leading Economic Index Rises in December

Economic Trends, Free, News, Research & Analytics, Subscriber Only / MDM Staff

Increase led by improvement in initial claims for unemployment insurance and positive contributions from interest rate spread and the LCI.

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Timken Sales in 2012 Down 3.5%

Companies, Free, News, Power Transmission/Motion Control/Fluid Power, Subscriber Only, Top Distributor Sectors / MDM Staff

Profit increased 8.6 percent over the prior year.

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United Rentals Sales Up 60.6% in 2012

Building Materials/Construction, Free, News, Subscriber Only, Top Distributor Sectors / MDM Staff

Profit fell 25.7 percent to $75 million.

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Hexcel 2012 Sales Up 13%

Electrical, Free, News, Subscriber Only, Top Distributor Sectors / MDM Staff

Fourth-quarter sales rose 9 percent.

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Stanley Black & Decker Sales Up 8% in 2012

Building Materials/Construction, Fasteners, Free, News, Subscriber Only, Top Distributor Sectors / MDM Staff

Organic sales increased 2 percent.

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Kennametal Fiscal 2Q Sales Down by 1%

Companies, Free, News, Subscriber Only, Top Distributor Sectors / MDM Staff

Kennametal had a 10 percent organic sales decline for the period.

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Grainger 2012 Sales Hit $9B

Companies, Facilities Maintenance (MRO), Featured Breaking News, Free, News, Subscriber Only, Top Distributor Sectors / MDM Staff

Grainger’s fourth-quarter sales growth slowed, but sales overall were still up 11% for the year.

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AmerisourceBergen First-Quarter Sales Up 5.7%

Free, News, Pharmaceutical & Health Care, Subscriber Only, Top Distributor Sectors / MDM Staff

Profit increased 4 percent to $168.6 million.

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3M Sales Up 1% in 2012

Companies, Electrical, Free, News, Operations, Paper Products & Packaging Distribution, Subscriber Only, Top Distributor Sectors / MDM Staff

Organic local-currency sales increased 4.3 percent.

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Grainger Addresses December Slowdown

Companies, Facilities Maintenance (MRO), Free, MDM Blog, Subscriber Only, Top Distributor Sectors / Lindsay Konzak

Grainger’s expectations are for single-digit growth in 2013.

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