Columbus McKinnon Sales Up 7.3% in 3Q
Profit increased 12.5 percent to $9.6 million.
Profit increased 12.5 percent to $9.6 million.
The second annual MDM Distribution E-Commerce Survey conducted with Real Results Marketing revealed several key trends:
E-commerce revenue as a portion of total revenue has grown significantly in the past year through the growth of existing e-commerce sites, as well as …
Sales and inventories data for wholesaler-distributors in November 2012.
This article is part of the MDM series: The Shifting Competitive Landscape.
E-commerce in distribution is no longer just “nice to have”: It’s “need to have.” And the proliferation of e-commerce as an essential part of doing business – from the simplest forms to complex systems – has changed how some distributors view the market. This article examines the impact of e-commerce on the wholesale distribution channel.
There’s general consensus in the business-to-business space that e-commerce is now a “need-to-have” platform as opposed to just “nice-to-have.” Acceptance and adoption of e-commerce in distribution has grown over the past three years, but today’s e-commerce – and the role e-commerce plays in distribution – is different.
Today’s e-commerce platform goes beyond placing orders online,
One theme that has rung true from many of our outside contributors to MDM is the importance of getting out of your comfort zone and thinking differently about how to improve profitability.
We recently started running a blog on mdm.com from Stuart Mechlin, a member of MDM’s Editorial Advisory Board and formerly the senior vice president for Affiliated Distributors’ Industrial Supply Division. He posits that...
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United has added three key executives to direct its marketing and online initiatives.
IDG did not provide a reason for withdrawing its December offer.
Decreased materials and energy costs due to the low cost of gas may draw manufacturers back to the U.S.
Court rules that the President's National Labor Relations Board recess appointments were 'unconstitutional.'
Manufacturing Revival Radio talks with Dan St. Louis of the Manufacturing Solutions Center.