We’ve gone from looking at the coronavirus from afar to being in the middle of the coronavirus storm. It’s obviously changed the business and outlook for the year. While tragic, and disruptive, the phrase “this to shall pass” should be […]
The first quarter of 2020 is coming to a close and what a close. And it’s time for our Q1 Pulse of Lighting Survey. It appears to have been a mild winter, which is good for the construction market, but with […]
The web, and more importantly digitalization, is changing the way business is being done. Aside from eCommerce, digital initiatives are becoming embedded into business processes and communication methods. And it is going to go “deeper” with endeavors broadening into machine […]
Being global can have its ups and down. As a company you become susceptible to currency issues as well as differing economic challenges. It appears that Rexel is benefiting in areas of the globe but suffering here in North America […]
Grainger usually provides a good barometer of the industrial and commercial MRO markets and the “healthy” of large companies, so let’s take a quick look at their Q4 and outlook for 2020. Grainger earnings call and slides Grainger introduced a […]
Given that Anixter has been in the consciousness of many in the industry lately due to WESCO’s successful acquisition bid, thought it may be informative to take a deeper dive into Anixter’s recent Q4 / end of year report. Some […]
The old phrase “when x sneezes, others get a cold” may be the major US impact from the Coronavirus. While it’s unfortunate that 37,000+ are ill and over 800 have died (as of 2/9/20), here in the US there is […]
February is the time for Q4 earnings and outlooks, so, with that let’s look first at WESCO. WESCO From their earnings call: Regarding Anixter, which WESCO cannot share much about, the highlighted a key reason for the acquisition when it […]
Last week’s NEMRA conference, where independent manufacturer representatives celebrated their 50th anniversary, brought together over 2000 manufacturer representatives and manufacturers to conduct the industry’s largest set of meetings. The theme of this year’s conference was “Powering a Smarter World, 50 […]
Much is talked about how distributors needing to sell services to differentiate themselves. They need to create / provide solutions and will need to generate revenue from these services. While some of the discussed services are unbundling, what is currently […]
