How to Transform Your Business During a Pandemic: MDM’s Top Blogs of July
Bloggers answer distributor questions on how to manage COVID-19-induced business changes.
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Amazon Sees Net Sales Increase 40% in ‘Highly Unusual Quarter’
The company’s second quarter financial results report $5.2 billion in net income.
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Grainger’s Q2 Sales Dip 2% as MRO Market Suffers
Industrial distributor estimates that MRO market declined 14% to 15% during the quarter even as company gained share in the U.S.
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ABB Sales Down 14% in 2Q
Swiss company also announces the appointment of Theodor Swedjemark, who will join the executive committee of ABB as chief communications officer.
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Amazon to Build Another Fulfillment Center in Texas
New 625,000 square-foot site in the city of El Paso — the second facility coming to Texas in 2021 —will create more than 700 new, full-time jobs.
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Carlisle Cos. Sales Down 22.1% in 2Q
Company’s profit for the second quarter cut in half to $75.4 million.
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SKF Sales Sink 25% in 2Q
Bearing manufacturer sees sales drop 16.6% in first six months of 2020 as soft demand environment hits top-line performance.
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Brady Acquires Campbell Paper
Addition of Fort Worth-based janitorial, packaging and office supply distributor will enhance and expand Brady’s footprint in Texas.
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Why a Cloud-Based ERP Has Never Been More Important
Cloud technology is here to stay, and the right ERP will help your company navigate not only the COVID-19 crisis but also whatever unknown business disruptions lurk on the horizon.
mergers and acquisitions
Cook & Boardman Acquires Two Companies
These acquisitions represent the 8th and 9th acquisition by the commercial door, frames and hardware, electronic access control equipment and specialty products distributor.
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Bossard Group 2Q Sales Drop 17.5%
Bossard reports that sales in America region were down 22.6% in the second quarter and 14.6% in the first half of 2020.
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Amazon to Build Fulfillment Center in Texas
Amazon's new 820,000 square-foot site in the city of Pflugerville will create 1,000 new, full-time jobs when the facility opens in 2021.
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