We know, like most other distributors, that Sonepar USA had a “good” 2021. At least enough to enable it to carry out any planned acquisitions but, perhaps the recent news that it sold Vallen is a hint that they are […]
As expected – in fact, perhaps a little earlier than most in the industry anticipated – GE Current, a Daintree company, completed its acquisition of Hubbell® Inc.’s commercial and industrial (C&I) lighting business. The combined new business will be branded […]
While many expected a significant number of acquisitions to be announced at the end of the year, anticipated changes in the tax code seem to have delayed many of them. According to sources who were involved in distributor and manufacturer […]
Over the past couple of weeks there have been at least three more electrical distributor acquisitions (and remember, industrial automation is a sub-segment of the electrical distribution market.) While one gets a distributor into a new market, the other two […]
Instinctively everyone knows why companies have websites – to generate sales by sharing information. Given this, it then begs the question of why more electrical distributors do not have websites that have product content on them and why are not […]
Energy costs keep rising. Natural gas is approaching $5 and Goldman Sachs is projecting oil at $90 / barrel by the end of the year. And now we’re hearing about curbs on energy consumption in China (which could further exasperate […]
With the economy strong it’s important to look forward to identify how to maintain your momentum. This requires looking at “niche” markets but, remember, your niche can be someone else’s mainstay. Think OEM (original equipment manufacturer). One such area is […]
The past few weeks have been Q2 earnings reports from publicly held distributors. And records should be expected for Q2 since it is being compared to Q2 2020 … the height of COVID from a business disruption viewpoint. (the comparables […]
The first half of the year came to an end with a “bang”. While the channel was challenged throughout the first half with: COVID concerns evolving to an economic recovery Companies redefining their work environment … again … with the […]
Some early Q2 insights from Rexel and Grainger provide some insights into the current electrical and MRO distribution market and, as such, provide a “base case” for distributor performance given that Grainger is considered a “bellweather” for the MRO market […]
