As Q3 comes to a close, feedback from distributors and manufacturers is that the quarter has been a financial godsend. Needless to say, it had to be better than Q2. The disastrous April is quickly falling into the rear view […]
If you’re not familiar with ETIM North America and are a manufacturer or a distributor who recognizes that eCommerce, and eBusiness, is part of your future, you need to attend this session at next week’s eBiz. The session is titled […]
WESCO’s recent sale of its Sheboygan Falls, WI branch and Rexel’s recent sale of two locations in northeastern Pennsylvania and upstate New York mark the first time in many people’s memory that national chains sold anything, let alone a branch. […]
Last week’s WESCO Q2 earnings call shed some light on Q2 performance but, perhaps of greater interest, insight into how it will be structured and reporting in the future. Q2 financial performance was “muddied”, from a communications viewpoint, with various […]
As we get ready to turn the page on summer and companies begin to either complete, accelerate to complete or begin development of their 2021 planning cycle we thought it pertinent to check in with DISC for an electrical industry […]
“Placing Your Content in Front of Contractors” is the name of a webinar being conducted by Trimble and featuring Panduit. (If you did not attend the webinar and want to view it, click here.) Last week I saw an ad […]
Hossley Lighting Associates, led by Al Near, and Lighting & Power Solutions, led by Don Henderson, agreed to merge last week, forming a powerhouse agency serving the Southwest / Gulf Coast area. The two agencies, with a number of lighting […]
Grainger’s 2020 Q2 differed significantly from Rexel. It’s lessons focus on diversification, sourcing flexibility as a sales tool, focusing on serving selected markets in a crisis. From it’s Q2 earnings call and presentation with a focus on what could be […]
It’s 2020 Q2 earnings season and recent reports from Rexel and Grainger provide an opportunity to consider two drastically different models. Rexel is a traditional electrical distributor challenged with a consistent business model and painstakingly slowly trying to evolve to […]
Feedback from a number of people within the channel is that ABB seems to be an enigma, especially its ABB ELIP group, Electrification Installation Products Business (the “old” Thomas & Betts brand.) The GE Industrial Solutions group is now part […]
David Gordon
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