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How owning customers’ attention and their data pays off big for the massive e-commerce site.
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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.
Strategic activity from leading distributors like Ferguson, Grainger and Fastenal led to the most-read blogs of October 2020.
After Grainger posted a moderate improvement in the third quarter, company executives dished on the distributor’s approach to acquiring new customers and how it is bolstering the company. Here's what they shared.
How the online juggernaut uses AI-backed search expertise to improve its e-commerce effectiveness and overcome competitors.
There are popular rules that can almost always be broken, while others deserve some skepticism or flexibility, says consultant Robert Sabath.
Despite just 2.5% sales growth in the third quarter, Fastenal is poised to take market share in industrial distribution, according to one analyst. See what the distributor has working in its favor.
Where did distributor revenues land in the third quarter? What’s the outlook for 4Q and beyond? We answer those questions and more in this preview of the latest MDM-Baird Distribution Survey — and the results might surprise you.
MDM’s most-read blogs of September 2020 center around capitalizing on ways to enhance your distribution business.
From protecting their employees in the workplace and using this time to plan for the future to maintaining a strong culture and positive morale, PathGuide Technologies's Eric Allais addresses themes emerging from the pandemic.
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Improve efficiencies, reduce overhead and get paid faster with these eight ways to overhaul your accounts receivable (AR) process — which is always critical but especially so now.
Distributors who have developed these qualities and built resilience into their organization are ready to adapt their strategy for the next normal.
A timely January implementation put the Midwest distributor in position to cut costs, reduce manual work and increase value-added services for customers just as COVID-19 hit.
Digital transformation is no longer something to get to eventually. It’s an imperative for survival.
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