Fed Holds Rate, but Signals Cut is Near
Fed Chair Jerome Powell noted a long-awaited rate cut could happen as soon as mid-September, but was far from committal.
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2024
Global Industrial’s 2Q Sales Growth Slows Further, but Gross Margin Improves
The distributor noted cautious customer purchasing and mixed monthly revenue performance.
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MDM Podcast: The 5 Fatal Flaws of Sales Transformation
Tom Gale and Mike Marks discuss the biggest challenges distributors face as they transition from a traditional outside-generalist sales process to a more adaptive, digital-forward go-to-market model.
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Kodiak Building Partners Appoints New IT Leaders
See who Kodiak has promoted to succeed current CIO Brad Becker upon his retirement at the end of the year.
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Parker Hannifin to Divest North American Composites Unit
Parker Hannifin’s divestiture of several businesses in the past three years totals nearly $450 million in annual sales.
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Stanley B&D Organic Sales, Margins Improve Despite “Weak Consumer Backdrop”
Q2 growth driven by DEWALT, Outdoor Products and Engineered Fastening was offset by SBD’s divested Infrastructure segment earlier this year.
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Watsco 2Q Sales Improve, Gross Margin Slides
A healthier residential end market and an increase in average selling price bolstered Watsco’s total 2Q sales to $2.1 billion.
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Atlas Copco Acquires Compressed Air Technologies in MS
Atlas Copco expands into Southeastern U.S. with the acquisition of MS-based Compressed Air Technologies.
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Motion Commits to Indigenous Relations Accreditation Program
Motion seeks to build long-term and beneficial relationships with the Indigenous community in Canada through the PAIR program.
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U.S. Government Rules Amazon is a Distributor and Liable for Recalls
The ruling could have far-reaching impacts on the product safety liabilities of other eMarketplace platforms.
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Inside City Electric Supply’s Multipurpose CES Connect Event
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Insulation Distributor NESI Acquires Poly-Cel in Massachusetts
Northeast Specialty Insulations, Inc. gains a supplier to the composite insulation industry.
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Manufacturer’s Rep FactoryLink Acquired by its Sales Leader
Former Fastenal and NTK Cutting Tools sales pro Keith Brown takes over ownership of the Ohio-based agency.
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3M Safety & Industrial Sales Improve in 2Q
The company’s Safety & Industrial business unit saw a reversal from 1Q’s organic decline.
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Beacon Adds Aerial View Order Tool to eCommerce Offering
Beacon expands its partnership with EagleView — an aerial imagery, software and analytics provider — to enhance its eCommerce platform.
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Metalformers’ Outlook Steadies Despite Weaker Shipping Levels
PMA report shows a stabilized economic outlook for metalforming manufacturers, despite a decline in shipping levels and slight changes in lead times.
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Bossard Expands into Aerospace with Acquisition in France
Bossard announces acquisition of ANI, enhancing its presence in the aerospace industry and France’s Aerospace Valley.
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Advocacy Group Forms to Strengthen U.S. Supply Chain
The Supply Chain Council, backed by business and labor groups, aims to protect the supply chain and advance public policy.
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AWG Acquires Speed Industrial Gas in Texas
AWG expands footprint in Central Texas with new locations in San Antonio, Taylor and Pleasanton, TX.
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Obit: Copper State Bolt & Nut Founder Robert Calfee III
The 50-year fastener veteran founded Copper State in 1972 with a staff of six employees and a 6,000-square-foot warehouse.
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