At the recent NAED Marketing Summit, Atlantic Coast Electric Supply (ACES) was awarded numerous marketing awards. This South Carolina-based, contractor-oriented distributor is a marketing machine … and it is delivering results for customers, manufacturers, and themselves. Most recently they returned […]
Every manufacturer, rep and distributor know that they have satisfied customers. How? Because a core element of their customers continues to do business with them. They question then becomes, do you know how well you are meeting their expectations and […]
Wesco shared their 2025 Q2 performance yesterday and while the sum of the parts was a respectable 7%, the diversity of performance by the divisions highlights why the merger with Anixter was done … because sometimes the divisions grow in […]
ETIM North America recently announced that IDEA’s President, Patrick Knight, has joined its Board of Directors. IDEA’s increased involvement, and visibility, will synthesize product data standards across the industry and facilitate global coordination for electrical product data. ETIM North America […]
The electrical acquisition market has been relatively quiet the first half of 2025 with only 11 deals reported / known, and only two of them by a national chain. Channel Marketing Group tracks electrical distribution acquisitions and, since 2020, there […]
Yesterday Rexel shared its 2025 Q2 and semi-annual results which sheds some insights into the state of the US electrical distribution market. Some highlights from their presentation and financial statement, with a focus on the US Globally, first half revenues […]
Growing sales requires considering all channels to market. This is especially tough when you are not one of the top brands in your sector. Bussmann’s Edison Fuses faces this challenge. How to be more accessible. To increase access to distribution, Edison […]
Are you in the Rochester, MI area and looking for a distributor sales job? If so, Rexel‘s Gexpro division is looking for someone to work on Al Naramore’s team. The role is Outside Sales You’ll be responsible for the sales […]
Copper has been in the headlines, for the electrical industry, much this year. Pricing has been like a roller coaster and now the number 6 is closer than ever before. Some will remember when it was less than a dollar. […]
According to its press release, Fromm Electric Supply, an 8-location electrical distributor headquartered in Reading, PA that serves the residential, commercial, construction and industrial markets, announced the appointment of Kurt Magda as Vice President of Operations. In this role, Magda will […]
