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 […]
Recently both Grainger and Rexel shared their Q3 performance. While both experienced growth in Q3 Grainger’s diversification and ability to benefit from the pandemic, as well as its multi-faceted eCommerce offering, continued power performance. The following are insights from their […]
Last week Acuity shared its Q4 performance, which also coincided with the end of their fiscal year. While the headline number was a decrease of only 5%, that’s an aggregate. Looking at the details is of greater interest to those […]
Recently I had the honor to be interviewed by Jason Bader of The DistributionTeam for his 50th podcast Distribution Talk. Our conversation, which you can listen to here, was wide-ranging. We touched on: Acquisitions Customer loyalty programs The role of […]
2020 has been a rollercoaster of a year … Q1, if you can remember that far back, started strong for most distributors. Q2 was the rollercoaster plunge, which we documented in three of our COVID surveys (first, second and third […]
It’s been almost seven months (March) since COVID exploded into the electrical industry. It’s been a roller coaster road for many with everyone expecting the business to fall off the side of the earth in April. And the role of […]
Distributor, manufacturer, manufacturer rep and lighting agent feedback in our 2020 Q3 Pulse of Lighting report show an improving lighting market. While the data had a disparity of -12% to flat versus Q3 2019, depending upon the audience, this was […]
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