Rexel reported its 2017 and Q4 performance earlier this week. Overall they achieved good top line growth as well as strong margins at 24.5% resulting in strong 4.7% EBITDA … worldwide. We’ll focus more on how they did in North […]
Over the past few weeks a number of national distributors have released their 2017 performance and earnings reports. AD, Grainger, Graybar, Anixter and WESCO and others have made news. We’ve also talked to a number of manufacturers who see the […]
Last week, Mayer Electric announced that it was converting all of its branches to Square D by Schneider Electric (Square D) for switchgear and control products. This decision impacted their North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Houston and Pittsburgh locations as they […]
By now many have zeroed in on their 2018 sales goals. With DISC, Electrical Wholesaling and many manufacturers coalescing around 4-6% numbers (some a little higher, some a little lower) and recognizing that it can change a little due to […]
Rexel USA announced a new regional alignment that supports the strong presence of Platt, Rexel C+I and Gexpro in 9 regions across the USA. The new alignment better serves customers by promoting collaboration and increasing the speed of decision-making close to the […]
A core philosophy in developing sales compensation models is to reward salespeople for what you want them to do … which is sell. Salespeople need to be aligned with their company’s, and in the case of manufacturer reps their manufacturers, […]
Last week WESCO shared it’s 2018 outlook with analysts. While many in the industry have been projecting 2018 overall industry growth in the 3-6% range (depending upon whom you talk), much of these projections excluded any potential benefits from the […]
Just before Thanksgiving we attended the NAED Eastern Region conference which was held at the Marriott Tampa Waterside (which is a good hotel for this meeting). The Eastern kicked-off the 2018 NAED Regional Conference schedule. The meeting had a reported […]
Recently we’ve been talking to distributors and manufacturers about the impact of eCommerce on their business as well as assisting on their 2018 planning. While growth is a recurring theme (as expected) as is the goal of improved profitability, an […]
Many distributors know that Acuity has touted its four tier approach to the market. The first two tiers have essentially been the traditional offering of electrical distributors but there has been some mystique to tiers three and four via its […]
David Gordon
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