LEDs continue to make news and drive revenues for distributors. They made so much news this week that they were featured on www.cnn.com’s home page … with advertising by Cree on Monday, November 11th (Veteran’s Day). And when you clicked […]
Interesting tidbit came across my desk late last week. A collaboration between Hubbell Wiring Devices and Lutron.The headline was “Hubbell Wiring Device-Kellems and Lutron Electronics Collaborate to Address New Building Code Requirements”. The article was in Hispanic Business (click here).Some […]
With earnings season continuing, it’s good to check in to see what some of the other national chains are doing. If you recall, last week we commented on WESCO. Here’s the info, and some insights, into AD, HD Supply, Graybar […]
This week has been a busy week for electrical industry acquisition activity with one expected and a couple of surprises. First was Leviton’s acquisition of a small UK LED fixture company called JCC Lighting. Here’s an article on it and […]
Earlier this month we shared some thoughts on the impact LEDs are having on the lighting industry. The posting, entitled “Will Distributors Capture the LED Market and Retain Share of Lighting Sales?” generated a couple of comments on ElectricalTrends (but […]
It’s earning season for publicly held companies and an opportunity to quickly review, look for some highlights / lowlights (never talked about much) and perhaps some confirmation of what many have experienced in the marketplace. We thought we’d highlight a […]
Every once in awhile I like to share the thoughts of other “thought provoking” individuals. One such company is Egret Consulting. Many may know Egret as one of the electrical industry’s premier recruiting firms. Some may know its principal, Ted […]
Over the past couple of months we’ve seen lots of information on the LED market. While some of it is “educational” in nature and some is research oriented, we’ve also seen a proliferation of information being shared in other industries […]
Earlier today the convergence of the ballast industry and e-commerce hit my inbox. Note: Unfortunately when I searched Whois.net I mistyped “ballasts” and forgot the “s”. www.ballast.com is owned by Philips Lighting and www.ballasts.com is hosted by www.bluehost.com but the […]
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve had a number of conversations with manufacturers and distributors about “e” and inevitably the conversation comes around to Amazon Supply (AS) and Google’s Shopping for Suppliers (GSS) program.But first, a couple of things […]
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