Recently we’ve reached out to a number of people around the industry and thought we’d share some of what we are hearing: From a regional at a national chain: “To say that we have had our share of problems is […]
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Stay informed on the latest lighting industry news. Check out the posts below, written by our “boots on the ground” writers who are deeply embedded in the field. They bring you firsthand perspectives and insights from the heart of the industry.
With the stimulus package passed and signed into law, the question for electrical distributors and manufacturers is “how to get your piece of the pie?” Regardless of your political affiliation or beliefs regarding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of […]
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About 10 days ago we attended the NAED Eastern and met with a number of manufacturers and distributors. The tenor of the meeting was interesting as distributors and manufacturers had differing views regarding their 2009 outlook and green remained the […]
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As many know, GE considered selling its GE Appliance division, which consists of GE Appliance and GE Consumer and Industrial (or Lighting and Gear) earlier this year. Subsequently, finding either a slow market and/or few interested parties at the desired […]
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The interest in green / energy efficiency continues and what started as a trend appears to be turning into a full-fledged opportunity for those who are willing to commit resources to pursue this market. Over the past week or so […]
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Planning for 2009
The beginning of the meeting season coincides with the beginning of the planning season. Many manufacturers are well into the process with some distributors just starting. Looking into your crystal ball can be challenging, especially in light of recent uncertainty.While […]
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Yesterday there was an interesting ad in The Wall Street Journal. An electrical and mechanical contractor, EMCOR, with almost $7 billion in revenues of which about 25% is electrical, was advertising their services. While the reasons are obvious – developers […]
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Home Channel News’ August 11th issue provided insight into the lamp market. With incandescents effectively being banned by 2014, the future appears to belong to CFLs and LEDs. But with LEDs “at $50 for a light bulb”, what is the […]
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Last week there was a little reported story that mentioned that Haier, a Chinese appliance company, and Blackstone, a private equity firm that the Chinese government made a 10% investment in last year, were considering/bidding for GE Appliances, which includes […]
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Recession + Productivity = Profits
Monday’s WSJ had an article that discussed the relationship between productivty and recessions. According to the article, productivity during the six recessions since 1970 grew only 0.8%, on average, whereas this year it has estimated to have grown by 2.5%. […]
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