eCommerce has been all the rage the last couple of years with progressive companies leading the charge and investing in new websites as well as product content. In fact, there are companies that are now on version 2 or 3 […]
Or are we talking ourselves into a recession? Since the fall and the beginning of planning season there have been some economists who have been warning of a second half 2019 slowdown leading to a 2020 recession. Their prognostications were […]
Last week’s NAED 2019 National Meeting culminated the 2019 NAED meeting season and, according to many, “thankfully”. While San Francisco is a nice city and may have contributed to some of the attendance, for many, the trek to the West […]
It’s earning season so time to answer the question of “how did publicly held companies who focus on the electrical market perform during Q1?” Which then leads to the other question of “is this representative of the industry or a […]
Current, powered by GE has been in the news lately as the company begins it’s next chapter of growth. Officially called “Current, powered by GE”, Current is now owned by private equity firm American Industrial Partners, which closed on its […]
The industrial MRO market appears to have slowed its rate of growth as evidenced by Grainger’s 2019 first quarter report. While Grainger is much more than electrical products, products commonly associated with the electrical industry (electrical, lighting, motors) represent 9% […]
IDEA, the Industry Data Exchange Association, which was co-founded by NAED and NEMA in the late 1990’s, undertook one of the larger challenges in the industry and has been navigating change for the past 20 years. The challenge is bringing […]
As the electrical industry’s distribution meeting season comes to an end, two of the industries more unique conferences recently concluded. Why unique? Because both of them attract a “field-focused” audience and enable manufacturers to share their products. Within the industry […]
Perhaps you may remember the Jetson cartoons and seeing them flying around and interacting with Rosie, their robot? Well, Rosie is turning into a “Robert” and he may soon be working in your warehouse. Competing profitably tomorrow will require considering […]
The first quarter of 2019 has been an interesting ride in the lighting space. There has been: The threat of increased tariffs and then the extensive of the existing tariffs. Some manufacturers raising prices to compensate for tariff increases, others […]
David Gordon
Channel Marketing Group
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