Tip: Align Your Organization to Improve Customer Retention
Teams should be unified in delivering on their value proposition.
November 2017
Grainger Opens Northeast Distribution Center in New Jersey
The facility will allow the company to deliver more products by the next day to customers in the Northeast.
U.S. GDP Up 3.3% in 3Q According to Second Estimate
The price index for gross domestic purchases increased 1.8 percent.
Myers Industries Names Group President of Distribution
Chris DuPaul joins the company from CVS Health.
Federal Reserve: U.S. Growth Continues at Modest to Moderate Pace
All Districts reported that manufacturing activity expanded during the reporting period.
Recommended Reading: Don’t Rely on Regulations to Fight Counterfeits
Working with channel partners is imperative to mitigate counterfeiting risk.
Emerson Withdraws Bid to Acquire Rockwell Automation
The proposed transaction was originally valued at $29 billion.
Canadian Industrial Product Price Index Increases in October
Raw materials price index increased 3.8 percent due to higher prices for crude energy products.
F.W. Webb Rebrands Bath Center Showrooms
The most recent showroom was opened in Piscataway, NJ.
Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Increases in November
Index remains at 17-year high.
Wesco Aircraft Holdings Sales Down 3.2% in FY2017
Fourth-quarter sales decreased 1.1 percent year-over-year.
Bunzl Expands in Australia, Brazil
Company also completes previously announced acquisition of Hedis.
For Distributors, Some Things Never Change
NetPlus Alliance's Dan Judge reflects on five decades in the industry.
MDM News Digest 4722
News briefs from November 11 - November 25, 2017
Amazon Gets Down to Business
Amazon has rapidly built the competencies needed to master B2B distribution the way it mastered the online bookstore. This article, the second in a three-part series, looks at the rise of Amazon Business formerly AmazonSupply and why it presents a clear threat to todays distributor.
This article includes:
- An increasingly digital market
- Amazons customer obsession
- Whats next?
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Commentary: Amazon Attacks Industries, Not Companies
Amazon Business is bringing a new distribution model to bear.
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How to Protect Against Counterfeiting
Knock-off products are found everywhere, from watches and handbags to bearings, electrical products and construction materials. The effects of counterfeit products go beyond lost revenues and the misappropriated use of anothers trademark. This article examines the scope of the current counterfeit market in distribution and what can be done to protect you, your channel partners and the products you sell.
This article includes:
- Financial impact
- Safety and environmental impact
- Customer impact
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- Millennials in Distribution: ‘No Magic’ in US LUMBER’s Strategy
- Endgame Strategy: A Must for Distributors
- Grainger’s Pricing Initiative, pt 2: The Quest for Optimization
Monthly Wholesale Trade Data: September 2017
Sales and inventories data for wholesaler-distributors in September 2017.
MDM Industrial Inflation Index: October 2017
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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- Distribution M&A Playbook, pt. 3: Integration Best Practices
- Grainger’s Pricing Initiative, pt 2: The Quest for Optimization
- Commentary: Harvey’s Stark Reminder on Disaster Planning
