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2020
How Emotional Intelligence Improves Workplace Efficiency
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Commentary: Are You an Ally for Women?
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Checklists for Generating, Managing and Sustaining Growth
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Download this Issue as a PDF: November 10 2020
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Manufacturing Technology Orders Dip 3.2% in September
But new orders placed in September marked a 26.4% increase from the previous month, according to the most recent U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders report.
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Bunzl Agrees to Acquire Brazilian Safety Business
The CEO of Bunzl, which also completed the previously announced acquisition of Denmark-based PPE distributor ICM, said the company’s “acquisition pipeline remains promising.”
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Third-Quarter 2020 Earnings Recap
How did the public distributors (and manufacturers relevant to this space) perform in the calendar third quarter? Our recap provides highlights of their revenue and earnings results.
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Wholesale Trade Sales Down 2.3% in September
Wholesale trade down from 2019, but it did show moderate improvement from the previous month of August, according to the latest report from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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DXP Enterprises’ Sales Sink 32.7% in 3Q
MRO and industrial distributor DXP Enterprises Inc. posts a loss of $34.7 million in the quarter as the company continues to see challenges stemming from COVID-19.
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EGW Acquires Buy Wholesale Company
Texas-based waterworks and plumbing products distributor EGW Utilities Inc. bolsters its Water & Plumbing Group with latest addition.
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Builders FirstSource Acquires Kansas City Building Supply
Dallas-based building materials distribution giant Builders FirstSource adds $30 million-a-year supplier of windows, doors and millwork to its portfolio.
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Amazon to Build Fulfillment Center in Missouri
Amazon’s new fulfillment center in Republic, Missouri, near Springfield, will create hundreds of new full-time jobs and give the company faster delivery times in the region.
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Pandemic Revenue Index Dips 0.4%
Indian River Consulting Group’s (IRCG) weekly Pandemic Revenue Index for the work week of Oct. 26 to Oct. 30 indicated a 0.4% decrease compared with the same week a year ago.
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Fastenal’s October Sales Down 0.4%
Despite the dip in overall sales for Fastenal, the company reported daily sales were up 4.1% versus a year ago based on strength in safety (32% growth).
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WESCO’s 3Q Sales Soar on Anixter Acquisition
In its second earnings report since completing the $4.5 billion acquisition of Anixter International Inc. but first to include the new addition’s full financials, WESCO recorded a 93% sales jump and a $66.2 million profit.
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VIDEO: A Deeper Look at MDM’s Markets Forecast
What’s on tap for 2021? In this exclusive video, Brian Lewandowski of the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder provides distributors a macro view of wholesale distribution and the broader U.S. economy.
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Atlas Copco to Acquire European Distributor Ehrler and Beck
Addition will expand Atlas Copco’s footprint in Germany with the acquisition of the vacuum equipment and services distributor.
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Goods and Services Deficit Down in September
Year-to-date, the goods and services deficit increased $38.5 billion, or 8.6%, from the same period in 2019.
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NOW Inc. Sales Tumble in 3Q
NOW Inc., which reported a loss of $22 million for the quarter and a loss of $383 million for the first nine months of 2020, saw sales sink more than 50% in 3Q.
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