Timken’s Q4 Sales Down 1.5%
For the full year, sales grew 5.8%.
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February 2020
ABB Sales Increase 1% in 2019
Profit decreased 34% to $1.4 billion.
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AMETEK Sales Up 6% in 2019
The company also announced that is has acquired IntelliPower.
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Why You Should Consider Differentiated Service Levels to Grow Margin
Under-investing in customer-facing resources and tools can erode a distributors value, says management consultant Andrew Horvath. However, he cautions that being all things to all customers is often an expensive and inefficient approach. Successful distributors differentiate commercial service levels (CSLs) based on customer need and value, Horvath says.
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BlackHawk Acquires Machine Tools Supply
The acquisition of MTS significantly extends BlackHawks service capabilities into large manufacturing markets.
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Sysco Sales Up 1.8% in 2Q
For the first six months, Sysco reported sales of $30.3 billion, a 1.2% increase from the same period a year ago.
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Emerson’s Q1 Sales Up Slightly
The company reported first-quarter sales of $4.2 billion, up 0.1% compared with the year-ago period.
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Eaton Sales Down 0.9% in 2019
Profit increased 3.3% to $2.2 billion.
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SKF Sales Up Slightly in 2019
Industrial sales grew 1.5% during 2019.
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Anixter Sales Up 5% in 2019
For the fourth quarter, sales were $2.3 billion, up 6% over the year-ago quarter.
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Fastenal, Anixter, WESCO Grab Headlines: MDM’s Most-Read Blogs of January
WESCO lands Anixter International acquisition and Fastenal draws attention as earnings season gets underway. Follow the links below to read MDMs most popular blogs from January.
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Kennametal Sales Decrease 14% in 2Q
The company reported a loss of $5.9 million, compared to a profit of $54.7 million in the second quarter of 2018.
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Are Online Marketplaces the Future of Distribution?
Speakers at NAW 2020 Executive Summit: Innovate to Dominate urged distributors who have yet to embrace e-commerce to invest in digital platforms. There is plenty of room for growth in international B2B e-commerce, which is six times larger than the B2C market, noted Alibaba Groups John Caplan.
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