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 […]
After the recent NEMRA meeting and listening to the presentations from the marketing groups and the national chains, the question of “strategic relationships” came to mind. What is the most important factor in choosing relationships between a distributor, manufacturer and […]
WESCO reported 2020 Q4 earnings and, while from a Wall Street perspective the growth number was great (48%), from an industry perspective it’s misleading as it is comparing combined Anixter / WESCO vs WESCO from 2019. Q4, however, was comparable, […]
Last month we solicited the electrical / lighting channel’s input on the lighting market during the fourth quarter. And the market continues to rebound. After a strong Q3 as reported in our Q3 Pulse of Lighting Report, Q4 showed continued […]
January 1 marked the turning of the calendar and with it we think “a new year.” 2020 was an “interesting” year. Few, if any, recall the first 75 days of 2020 and the promise, or concerns, that ushered in the […]
2020 is winding down and we’d like to thank you for your readership of ElectricalTrends. This year we had over 113,000 page views, which represented a 10% increase over 2019. Lots of different topics were covered through over 90 new […]
Twas the night after Christmas and all was a hush. Dinner clean-up was easier and there wasn’t a rush. While Corona entered 2020 with a rush, its everlasting impact cannot be crushed with a Mexican flush of the same name […]
Companies involved in the power distribution space have recently made a number of announcements that we thought were newsworthy: ABB At its recent Investor Day meeting, ABB’s CEO announced the plan to divest of three business units. One is from […]
As expected, WESCO and Graybar reported bounce back Q3 quarters as the industry rebounded from a dismal COVID-driven Q2. The two companies, however, portray different stories based upon their customer mix, hence sharing some insights into the construction market (Graybar) […]
Continuing with manufacturer quarterly reviews to share marketplace insights, Schneider and Signify recently shared results. Schneider Electric Globally sales were up 1.3% For the quarter, North America, which is 29% of Schneider’s business, was down 7% North America shifted to […]
