Sonepar USA Names VP Finance, West Region
Christy Jacobs was most recently VP of finance at OneSource.
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March 2019
MDM Digital Innovator Award Nominations Now Open
Accepting nominations now through April 26.
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U.S. GDP Up 2.2% in 2018 According to Third Estimate
Real gross domestic income increased 1.7% in the fourth quarter.
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How Distributors Can Raise Margins Without Raising Prices
Six mistakes keeping you from buying at the lowest possible prices.
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January U.S. Exports Increase, Imports Decrease
The goods and services deficit was $51.1 billion in January, down $8.8 billion from December.
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Winsupply Names Company of the Year
Odessa Winlectric was the overall winner.
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ISSA Included in Top Trade Show List
TSNN’s annual list ranks the top 250 trade shows in the United States based on net square feet of paid exhibit space.
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Applied Industrial Names Director of Investor Relations & Treasury
Ryan Cieslak joins Applied from Northcoast Research.
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The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Decreased in March
The Index now stands at 124.1, down from 131.4 in February.
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MRO Buyers Primed for New Suppliers
Large-account buyers may be warming up to Amazon Business.
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Summit Electric Supply Names Vice President, Supplier & Product Strategy
Judd Rogers will be responsible for enhancing relationships with suppliers.
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Alfa Laval Sales Up 15% in 2018
Profit for the Swedish manufacturer rose 52% for the year.
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Ferguson Half Year Sales Increase 12.2%
The U.S. business grew by 9.7% on an organic basis.
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BlueLinx Sales Up 57.7% in 2018
Fourth-quarter sales up 55.1%.
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Thermo Fisher to Acquire Brammer Bio
The acquisition would expand the lab-equipment companys presence in the field of gene therapy.
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How to Grow a Profit Analytics Culture
Analytics-driven operations can deliver staggering profit gains, but it takes a visionary leader who won’t accept a company’s current limited analytical expertise. In this article the author, who will outline these concepts at MDM’s Pricing & Profitability Summit, www.pnp.com, Apr. 15-17, argues that distributors can shift from a revenue-share mindset to a profit-share mindset by zeroing in on three key metrics: gross profit, cost-to-serve and net before compensation. It also outlines how the concepts of line-item profit analytics and quantum costing can create an effective analytics environment. This article is an excerpt from a chapter in A Distributor’s Guide to Analytics, a book published by MDM.
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STAFDA Announces Keynote Speaker
David Goggins will address STAFDA attendees during his keynote presentation at the General Session in November.
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Make Sales Reps Your Vending Program’s Biggest Fans
Three ways non-retail vending programs can be a powerful tool to set distributors apart.
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Commentary: Profit Dynamics in a Shifting Business Cycle…With a Twist
As we wrap up the first quarter of 2019, MDM is hearing distributors confirm the recent warnings by business economists of a tapering economic cycle on the back side of a record 2018: leading indicators point in the same direction. No one can accurately predict if, when or how deep a market downturn might unfold.
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Chicago Fed National Index Down in February
The CFNAI Diffusion Index decreased to +0.12 during the month.
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