As I heard at the recent NAED Eastern, electrical distributors and manufacturers are expecting a “slow” 2024 faced with macro-economic uncertainty in many markets. The year is shaping up to be a “knife fight” where companies are fighting for market […]
We’re in the holiday season which means two things: I want to wish you and yours a wonderful holiday season and best wishes for a happy and health New Year, and Since it’s two weeks before the end of the […]
Register and join us Thursday, December 14th, at 11:00 AM ET for our State of Volume Rebates Webinar when we’ll share results from our recent research and discuss ideas on how to make rebates more effective for your organization. As […]
With advancements in the EV batteries reducing range anxiety, electric vehicles are becoming more popular for a multitude of reasons. And with automotive and battery manufacturers committing to the technology, the trend has gone mainstream. This is further amplified due […]
Last week Rexel announced a change to its North American leadership structure after Brad Paulsen left the company to become CEO of Rentokil Initial’s US division (the parent of Terminix). Roger Little, CEO of Rexel Canada since 2014 and a […]
Last month’s NAED Eastern brought an end to an era. NAED announced that this was the last NAED Eastern and the Eastern region will be merged with the NAED SouthCentral, hence the next regional endeavor for attending distributors will be […]
ElectricalTrends, a service of Channel Marketing Group, is pleased to be a LEDucation media sponsor, along with our sister publication US Lighting Trends. LEDucation, as many know, is the lighting industry’s only annual lighting event. According to many it is […]
Last month Desiree Grace, President, Americas, Cembre, Inc., shared thoughts based upon her extensive industry experience on how manufacturers can improve their annual planning process by localizing their information gathering and truly partnering with their sales organizations to gain local […]
With the electrical industry being challenged with staffing at all levels, it’s important for electrical distributors and manufacturers to invest in those who desire to be part of the industry (apprentices) as these are tomorrow’s customers … either as installers […]
With business returning to a more “normal” pace, defined as “slow growth” looking forward, leading distributors are focused on improving the operational / warehouse aspects of their business. While national chains, over the years, quickly moved to a CDC or […]
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