November 25 2017
Amazon Gets Down to Business
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Amazon has rapidly built the competencies needed to master B2B distribution the way it mastered the online bookstore. This article, the second in a three-part series, looks at the rise of Amazon Business formerly AmazonSupply and why it presents a clear threat to todays distributor.
This article includes:
- An increasingly digital market
- Amazons customer obsession
- Whats next?
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Amazon Business is bringing a new distribution model to bear.
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- Financial impact
- Safety and environmental impact
- Customer impact
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Modern Distribution Management's monthly Industrial Inflation Index measures a cross-section of industrial supplies.
This index includes:
- Abrasives Products
- Cutting Tools
- Power Transmission Equipment
- Fasteners
- Valves, etc.
- Power Tools
- Material Handling Equipment
- Belting
- Hand Tools
- Misc. Metal
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- Commentary: Harvey’s Stark Reminder on Disaster Planning
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This is the PDF of this issue of Modern Distribution Management.
Table of Contents:
- Amazon Gets Down to Business
- Commentary: Amazon Attacks Industries, Not Companies
- How to Protect Against Counterfeiting
- MDM Industrial Inflation Index: October 2017
- Monthly Wholesale Trade Data: September 2017
- MDM News Digest 4722
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Amazon has rapidly built the competencies needed to master B2B distribution the way it mastered the online bookstore. This article, the second in a three-part series, looks at the rise of Amazon Business formerly AmazonSupply and why it presents a clear threat to todays distributor.
This article includes:
- An increasingly digital market
- Amazons customer obsession
- Whats next?
Subscribers should log-in below to read this article.
Not a subscriber? Subscribe below or learn more. This article is available for purchase as a special report.
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Amazon Business is bringing a new distribution model to bear.
Subscribers should log-in below to read this article.
Not a subscriber? Subscribe below or learn more. This article is available for purchase as a special report.

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This article includes:
- Financial impact
- Safety and environmental impact
- Customer impact
Subscribers should log-in below to read this article.
Not a subscriber? Subscribe below or learn more. Subscribers also have access to the following related articles:
- Millennials in Distribution: ‘No Magic’ in US LUMBER’s Strategy
- Endgame Strategy: A Must for Distributors
- Grainger’s Pricing Initiative, pt 2: The Quest for Optimization
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- Premium
Modern Distribution Management's monthly Industrial Inflation Index measures a cross-section of industrial supplies.
This index includes:
- Abrasives Products
- Cutting Tools
- Power Transmission Equipment
- Fasteners
- Valves, etc.
- Power Tools
- Material Handling Equipment
- Belting
- Hand Tools
- Misc. Metal
Subscribers should log-in below to read this article.
Not a subscriber? Subscribe below or learn more. Subscribers also have access to the following related articles:
- Distribution M&A Playbook, pt. 3: Integration Best Practices
- Grainger’s Pricing Initiative, pt 2: The Quest for Optimization
- Commentary: Harvey’s Stark Reminder on Disaster Planning
- Premium
- Premium
This is the PDF of this issue of Modern Distribution Management.
Table of Contents:
- Amazon Gets Down to Business
- Commentary: Amazon Attacks Industries, Not Companies
- How to Protect Against Counterfeiting
- MDM Industrial Inflation Index: October 2017
- Monthly Wholesale Trade Data: September 2017
- MDM News Digest 4722
Are you a subscriber? Simply log-in to view this issue.