Reports show growth albeit slow across multiple sectors.
Eric Smith
Senior Editor Eric Smith is an award-winning business journalist whose coverage focus includes economic news and insights, industry trends, M&A, and analysis of small businesses and public companies across the wholesale distribution marketplace. Reach him at eric@mdm.com or 720-207-0335.
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Company lowers outlook as slow-growth environment persists.
Companies resist urge to hunker down despite political uncertainty.
Industry as a whole lags other business segments with marketing satisfaction, methods.
Culture is a key factor that future employees will consider. So, dont treat it as just another buzzword.
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Multibillion-dollar divestiture to spark shakeup in electronics sector.
But are they enough to stem current industrial recession?
Company's standalone industrial business declines 7.8 percent in 2016.
Your customers are on mobile devices, so shouldn't you be too?
A mobile app might not work for every distributor, but gauge your customers demand for it before deciding. This article explores how distributors can use mobile to create a competitive advantage.
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- How to get started with mobile
- Creating mobile demand & success
- Other uses for mobile
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But 3Q results underscore diverging outlooks for small, large manufacturers.
Training employees who leave is far better option than not training employees who stay.
The talent gap in distribution is widening as companies struggle to recruit and retain younger employees, but a better training process can help reverse that trend. This article examines why and how companies should remodel their training methods in todays changing marketplace.
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- An overview of what millennials want
- Why to train even if they leave
- How to look at training in a new way
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This article is an overview of the benefits of broadening employee development by teaching multiple facets of the company.
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Acquisition of L&W Supply should put company back in sector's top spot.
Asian nation's economic woes more troubling here than Brexit.
Company unveils new e-commerce offering on heels of disappointing year.
Grow bottom line by inviting critical department to the C-suite.
Not enough distributors adequately prioritize their information technology departments, but doing so can give them a competitive advantage. This article shows how moving IT from the server room to the boardroom will help improve efficiencies, cut costs and grow the bottom line.
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- How to elevate IT's presence within a company
- Benefits of elevating the role of IT
- Consequences of not valuing IT
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'Run circles around competition' by offering app or mobile-friendly site.
