Elizabeth Galentine, Author at Modern Distribution Management

Graybar Taps Spirit of Innovation in Digital Transformation

CEO Kathy Mazzarella draws on the distributors distinguished track record of being at the forefront of change and technological advancement to promote employee-led innovation efforts that are creating new pathways to strengthen customer connections and business growth.

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August 23, 2019

Research & Analytics

Johnstone Supply Focuses on Efficiency

Contractors can take an online training course offered by Johnstone or participate in training labs at several dozen locations across the country. Its all part of the companys plan to empower its partners, both internally and externally.

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August 23, 2019

Top Distributor Sectors

Eaton Names Two Sector Presidents

Brian Brickhouse and Scott Hearn report to Electrical Sector President and COO Uday Yadav

August 23, 2019

Top Distributor Sectors

Travis Roofing Supply Joins SRS Distribution

The acquisition brings industry veterans to the building supply distributor

August 23, 2019

Research & Analytics

MDM Selects 2019 Market Movers

Companies chosen as standouts among MDMs annual Market Leaders listing of top 150+ distributors in the U.S.

August 20, 2019

Top Distributor Sectors

Commentary: Learning from Industry Leaders

MDMs Market Movers MSC, Graybar and others have a clear focus for how they can best compete.

August 12, 2019

Economic Trends

Tariffs Bring Administrative Burdens for Distributors

Fluctuating prices from hundreds of vendors, customers who want to be kept in the loop as to the source of price increases and signs of a potential market slow down are all impacts for distributors of the Trump administrations ongoing tariffs on Chinese goods.

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August 9, 2019

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Commentary: Learning from Industry Leaders

The last few weeks at MDM have been energizing as we finalize some of our most-anticipated content of the year: Our annual Market Leaders listing of the top 150 distributors across a variety of industry sectors.

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August 9, 2019

Operations

Is Now the Time to Convert from an S Corp to a C Corp?

Its common practice at accounting firm Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, to assist privately held distributors and other corporate clients with what the firm calls walkaway cashflow modeling, where they evaluate how the client would fare in a hypothetical sale situation. Modeling different scenarios allows the executive team to plan for the future and improve forward-looking strategic decision making.

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August 9, 2019

Research & Analytics

Economist Shares Insights on Tariff, Amazon Impact for Distributors

CU Boulders Brian Lewandowski answers top questions from his recent MDM webcast.

July 22, 2019

Research & Analytics

The Window of Opportunity is Closing to Help Shape MDM’s 2020 Coverage

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July 16, 2019

Economic Trends

Wholesale Distribution Economy Shows Signs of a Slowdown

Primary author and economist Brian Lewandowski of CU-Boulder shares how an enhanced outlook in this 14th edition of EBWD will allow distributors to better forecast growth potential for 19 business sectors.

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July 10, 2019

Finance

Distribution Analytics Platform MITS Acquired by Eden Capital

The deal creates a software platform featuring sister companies Compass Sales Solutions and Tour De Force.

July 1, 2019

Top Distributor Sectors

New Manufactures Representation Group Launches in the Southeastern US

The Arrowhead Group will serve industrial, construction, safety, MRO and welding markets.

July 1, 2019

Companies

Amazon Surpasses FedEx, UPS, USPS to Become its Own Biggest Shipper

The company delivers 48% of its packages, according to Rakuten Intelligence.

July 1, 2019

News

Construction Resources Acquires United Materials Inc

The transaction closed on June 10 and provides an expanded geographic footprint for CR.

June 28, 2019

Technology

Closing the Data Analytics Gap

As top distributors become more proficient with data analysis, others are falling behind, creating a critical gap in competitive business intelligence. Four of the speakers at MDM’s upcoming Analytics Summit share their recommendations here for optimizing data analytics across a range of business operations.

This article includes:

The Will to Do It
Why It's Been Lacking
Spreading the Knowledge

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June 27, 2019

News

Kaman Sells Distribution Segment to Littlejohn

The segment distributes more than 6 million items to nearly every industry.

June 26, 2019

Strategy

JIS Sees Expanding Growth with JIS Express Auto-Order Button

Jergens Industrial Supplys user-friendly order replenishing button is becoming increasingly popular with the Ohio distributors customers who have installed the IoT devices. With more than 400 in operation, JIS is also gaining valuable insights from the growing number of transactions.

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June 25, 2019

Strategy

How WebstaurantStore is Creating ‘an Unparalleled Experience’ for Its E-commerce Customers

With a nod to customer-pleasing practices implemented by leading B2C e-commerce companies, the Pennsylvania-based distributor is committed to continually improving the WebstaurantStore customers online experience through internal technology investments led by a strong talent recruitment strategy.

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June 25, 2019

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