4 Blind Spots in Making Analytics Actionable
Too often, distributors get to the edge of the diving board with analytics development and suddenly realize they can’t jump. Here's why.
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September 2022
CFNAI Index: Growth Moderated in August
Led by declines in production-related indicators, the Chicago Fed National ActivityIndex decreased to a neutral value in August from +0.29 in July.
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Social Media Advocacy as a Key Part of Your Talent Acquisition Strategy
Here's how to leverage your employees' social media presence to speed your hiring process.
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Crosby Group, KITO Corp. Gain Merger Clearance
The Crosby Group announced the deal back in May.
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WrangleWorks Open-Sources its Wrangles Python Package
Wrangles is used to dramatically reduce the Python knowledge and code required to clean and semantically enrich data.
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Optimas Details its BI Capabilities Advancements
The company said its new benchmark includes onboarding key BI personnel, implementing new analytics tools and publishing custom reporting.
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Honeywell Adds New Leader for Performance Materials and Technologies
Lucian Boldea joins Honeywell from Eastman Chemical.
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FedEx Raising Shipping Rates by 6.9% Outlines Cost Cuts
The company's June-August revenue increased slightly on higher fees, while profits fell considerably.
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The New Reality for Distribution eCommerce
As MDM’s latest webcast discussed, the mere existence of eCommerce is no longer a competitive edge, as customization features are now expected by many B2B buyers.
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TricorBraun to Acquire Mark’s Barrel Company
The transaction for Utah-based MBC is expected to close in October.
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Core & Main to Acquire Fire Protection Distributor in Hawaii
It marks the sixth acquisition of the year for Core & Main.
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Fed Makes 3rd Straight Major Rate Hike, Signals More to Come
The latest 0.75 percentage point increase brings the Fed's benchmark interest rate to its highest mark since early 2008.
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OSHA Reveals 2022 Top 10 Safety Violations
Fall Protection remained atop the list of violations in 2022, though there was some shifting elsewhere in the top 10.
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Why Are Some Distributors Still Resisting Technology?
When it comes to technology, what’s considered business as usual won’t cut it any longer. It needs to be invested in and updated.
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Grainger Expects Sales to Near $20B by 2025
The MRO products giant's annual Investor Day event outlined the company's three-year performance projections, which include continued strong sales growth.
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MDM Podcast: Here’s How Bluon is Changing the HVAC Game
Bluon founder and CEO Peter Capuciati stops by the MDM Podcast to discuss the unique transformation he and his company took from a focus on R&D to reducing friction between HVAC distributors and technicians.
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Builder Confidence Declines for 9th Straight Month
Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes fell again in September.
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Home Depot Expands Reporting on Diversity and Deforestation Efforts
The reporting will expand on information previously provided in Home Depot's ESG report.
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Epicor Hires New Chief Marketing Officer
Jenny Victor brings more than two decades of product, corporate and marketing leadership experience to Epicor.
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Motion Launches New Website for MotionAi
The new website unites the legacy of recently-acquired automation intelligence and comes seven months after MotionAi was launched.
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