Actuant Sales Down 10.8% in Fiscal 2015
Fourth quarter sales decreased 15.2 percent year-over-year.
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September 2015
Wolseley’s Customer Segmentation Strategy
Understanding customer needs can help serve them more profitably.
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Avnet to Acquire Orchestra Service
Acquisition strengthens companys presence in EMEA.
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Recommended Reading: Cultural Fit Key to Stellar-Impact Merger
Union of Stellar Industrial and Impact Industrial was about more than just business.
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Canadian Industrial Product Price Index Down 0.3 percent in August
Raw Materials Price Index fell 6.6 percent for the month.
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Wolseley Sales Up 11.3% in 2015
U.S. revenue increased 18.3 percent year-over-year.
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August Construction Employment Declines in 153 Metro Areas
Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas lost the largest number of construction jobs.
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Parker Hannifin Acquires President Engineering Group
Acquisition strengthens company's LNG, industrial gas and mining capabilities.
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Amazon to Open Corporate Office in Detroit
The online retailer also announced plans to expand early next year.
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Alcoa to Separate into Two Companies
Company to separate into an upstream company and a value-add company.
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Graybar Relocates Harrisburg, PA, Branch
New location adds 34,000 square feet of space over old facility.
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Prepare for a Tighter Labor Supply
Near-zero labor supply growth projected through 2030.
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MDM Premium Extra: Build an Analytics Culture (Webcast transcript)
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This month we feature a transcript of the MDM Webcast "Build an Analytics Culture," which explores the key components for building a culture that drives better decision-making based on data and analytics. The webcast features Julia Klein, chairwoman and CEO of specialty building products distributor C.H. Briggs Co.; Mike Marks, principal of Indian River Consulting Group; and Tom Gale, president of MDM Analytics.
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M&A: Easing the Transition
In some ways, the financial and legal details of a merger or acquisition are the easy part. Once those pieces are in place, the challenge becomes uniting companies that have their own distinct histories, cultures and processes.
This article includes:
- The importance of finding a cultural fit
- Tips for easing the transition
- Integrating people and technology
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- M&A Competition Heating Up
- Second Quarter 2015 Financial Metrics & Trading Multiples
- The Challenge of Noncompetes
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Case Study: Stellar’s Impactful Deal
MRO distributor Stellar Industrial Supply, Tacoma, WA, found an ideal acquisition target in Impact Industrial Supplies, Tampa Bay, FL. The companies CEOs spoke with MDM about the deal that merged like-minded organizations with similar goals and cultures.
This article includes:
- How the relationship between the two companies evolved
- Creating a smooth transition for employees
- Advice for successful M&A deals
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- Behind the Deal: Anixter & HD Supply
- Global Industrial M&A Activity Keeps Pace in 2Q15
- MDM Interview: TTI's Strategic Approach to Global Growth
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Commentary: The Power of Precision Thinking
Distributors that adjust their service models emerge stronger fromany economic cycle.
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- Prioritizing Big Data
- Distributors Adapt to More Sophisticated Supply Chain
- Overcoming the Barriers to Analytics
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CFO Global Business Outlook: Labor Markets Tighten
U.S. firms are struggling to fill key positions, according to the latest Duke University/CFO Global Business Outlook.
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- College Connection: Virtuous Cycle
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MDM Industrial Inflation Index: August 2015
Modern Distribution Management's monthly Industrial Inflation Index measures a cross-section of industrial supplies.
This index includes:
- Abrasives Products
- Cutting Tools
- Power Transmission Equipment
- Fasteners
- Valves, etc.
- Power Tools
- Material Handling Equipment
- Belting
- Hand Tools
- Misc. Metal
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- MDM Pricing Trends Report: Second Quarter 2015
- MDM-Baird Distribution Survey: Headwinds Intensify
- Market Analysis: Bearings Consumption in the United States
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Monthly Wholesale Trade Data: July 2015
Sales and inventories data for wholesaler-distributors in July 2015.
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