The US lighting market continues to be “challenged” according to our Q2 Pulse of Lighting (click here if you’d like to order for only $35) report and affirmed by this Acuity’s Q3 earnings report this morning (they are on a […]
A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to participate in MDM’s Top Distributor podcast with Mike Hockett and Tom Gale from MDM as well as Craig Webb from Webb Analytics (who talked about the Building Supplies industry) and […]
Acquisitions continue to transform the electrical distribution industry as evidenced by Border States acquiring Dominion Electric, Sonepar Acquiring Standard and Madison Electric, Electrical Wholesalers (a USESI operating company) acquiring ASKCO, Graybar’s Valin business acquiring Dynamic Solutions, and Rexel acquiring Talley […]
It’s that time of year when publications put out their Top Distributors list based upon 2023 performance. This year I’m pleased to share that I’ll be participating in MDM’s Top Distributors webinar. During the session on June 13th at 1:00pm […]
Last week’s NAED National Meeting was the first under its new president, Wes Smith. While it wasn’t a “party”, it did celebrate a number of people at the Chairman’s Awards dinner, recognized many manufacturer and service provider sponsors, hosted about […]
Last week’s Acuity quarterly earnings report coincided with the release of our Pulse of Lighting report and, surprisingly, the Acuity’s performance mirrored the Pulse of Lighting results. Many have expressed concern for the first quarter, especially on the lighting side […]
The switchgear supply chain issues are well documented and well known … and the continue to plague the industry, delaying distributor sales and hindering the performance of other manufacturers whose products cannot be installed until switchgear is performed. Prior to […]
The calendar has turned and Q1 is now history for electrical distributors. Based upon feedback from many it appears to have been a challenge for most. Reportedly a slow January with slightly better in February and some early sprouts of […]
Last week, another $800 million of independent distributor revenue was absorbed by national chains between Border States’ acquisition of Dominion Electric and Sonepar’s acquisition of Standard Electric and Madison Electric, “sister” companies in Michigan. The acquisition of $374 million Dominion, […]
The other day I was talking to a friend, and he brought up Wesco and asked “What’s going on with them? I heard they are a ‘mess’ and their stock dropped by 30%?” First, I needed to correct him and […]
David Gordon
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