I’m Too Busy to Think About Profits!
Growing profits is the true measure of a great business. How much time do you spend learning how to get more profit out of your company?
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March 2019
Boise Cascade Agrees to Acquire Lumber Distributor
American Lumber marks the fourth regional distributor that Boise Cascade has acquired in the past year.
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Bob Boyles, Distribution Industry Consultant, Dies at 60
Most recently Bob was Controller for IM Supply, a Dallas-based national account solution provider for electrical and lighting MRO products to large multi-site industrial customers.
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PPG Names Director, Government Affairs
Prior to joining PPG, Emily Elizer served as the state director for the National Rifle Association.
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Turtle & Hughes Names Compliance Officer
For the past 25 years, Karen Barcellona has served as the companys Regional Credit Manager.
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Pure Lifting Acquires Reid Lifting
Reid Lifting is a manufacturer of lightweight gantry and davit cranes.
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4 Strategies to Get Ahead in B2B E-Commerce
You may not compete with Amazon, but your customers expect you to serve like them.
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ES Tech and DDS Launch EvolutionX
The joint ecommerce solution is built specifically for electrical distributors.
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Institute for Supply Management Is Meeting Members Where They Are with Mobile Learning App
ISMs CPSM certification prep course syncs across platforms to help modern learners keep up with increasing marketplace talent demands.
Recession Preparation: Don’t Panic on Pricing Strategy
Distributors tend to respond to the threat of an economic downturn with ineffective across the board cuts.
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Industrial Production Up 0.1% in February
Manufacturing production fell 0.4% during the month.
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Canadian Manufacturing Activity Increased in January
Sales rose in 15 of 21 industries.
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U.S. GDP Up 2.9% in 2018
BEA estimates GDP rose 2.6% in the fourth quarter.
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December U.S. Exports Decrease, Imports Increase
Goods and services deficit increased 12.5% in 2018 over 2017.
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Manufacturing Employment Grows by 4,000 in February
The unemployment rate declined 0.2% in February.
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How Distributors Can Embrace the Adaptive Supply Chain
Traditional vertical and horizontal integrated supply chains are not necessarily reflective of changing customer expectations or variations in the ecosystem.
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Sonepar’s Viking Electric Supply Opens New Facility
The new location will allow the company to expand services in Northern Minnesota.
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Construction Spending Increased in January
The January figure is 0.3% above the January 2018 estimate.
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FedEx Names President & CEO of FedEx Express
Jill Brannon will succeed Don Colleran as executive vice president, chief sales officer of FedEx Corp.
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5 Risks Distributors Take When They Don’t Know Their Customers
A commitment to determining the communication preferences of individual customers can bring high returns.
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