Barely 18 months after launching, ETIM North America is delivering … both in membership growth and delivering product data classifications and features in “English (US)” into the ETIM Classification Model Tool. ETIM North America became an independent, non-profit, association in […]
Over the past couple of years, more distributors have commerce-enabled their websites and distributors are reporting an increase in the percent of sales that web-ordering is representing. For most the orders are coming from existing customers, however, there are some […]
Distribution around the world is facing the same challenges, especially as it relates to technology. Companies face issues about keeping their system “current”, managing the system (and the cost of managing it from a people and maintenance expense viewpoint) as […]
In only 16 months ETIM North America has gained traction in the electrical industry, helping set the industry on a path to organize product descriptors and attributes in accordance with international standards. ETIM North America’s role is to refine the […]
According to a recent press release, “Retrolux, the fastest-growing lighting, and energy project development and implementation software platform, and Shine Retrofits, a national energy-efficient lighting products distributor, announced that it will be adding their full product catalog from leading manufacturers […]
Many talk about digitizing the channel and the emerging / present digitalization of the industry and then wonder why eCommerce as a percent of distributor sales is not higher. One major reason is for many distributors their key customer is […]
Ever think that there could be commonalities between Home Depot and WESCO? Recently Home Depot and WESCO released their 2020 10-K’s and/or participated in an Investor Conference so ElectricalTrends decided it may be interesting to take a read through to […]
Turtle & Hughes, the 15th largest electrical distributor according to Electrical Wholesaling, is leveraging its eCommerce reach to solicit business in the healthcare market. According to a recent press release, the company has joined Premier, a healthcare purchasing organization as […]
February brings earnings month and Rexel is one of three electrical distributors that shares some information (the others being WESCO and Graybar). WESCO reported earlier with “eh” performance from its electrical group if the Anixter acquisition is excluded which was […]
DDS (Distributor Data Solutions) is pleased to announce that electrical distribution and e-commerce veteran Pam Nation has joined its team as head of a new Customer Success initiative. As DDS’ new Customer Success Manager, Nation brings more than 15 years […]
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