As every distributor knows, there is a labor and driver crisis in every market. It affects hiring warehouse staff as well as drivers. Today’s competition for labor is further exacerbated by competitive environments that can pay $20 / hour plus […]
The past few years have seen copper prices increase. A combination of construction increases, EVs and supply constraints have benefited distributors as the price of copper has risen. And with rising prices has come increased gross margin dollar windfall for […]
It seems that more manufacturers are seeing value in the hybrid sales deployment. Utilizing rep organizations with direct factory people in a geography is a growing trend. Allow me to give my view of its advantages and the necessary management […]
ETIM North America received the support of eight more leaders in the electrical industry and now has 36 companies to help lead the charge to improve product classification and attribution for the electrical industry and drive digital transformation for the […]
The NEMRA POS Minimum Reporting Standards gained four more endorsements in the first quarter. Why? Because sharing this information, and compensating reps appropriately based upon it, is the right thing to do for everyone in the electrical distribution channel/ Again, […]
The typical Rockwell distributor is tasked with growing their industrial automation business, growing their MRO business and increasing their contractor sales (since most also sell to commercial construction contractors to have a balanced business.) Some also sell industrial supplies and […]
Sonepar, the world’s largest electrical distributor with 2021 sales of $28.8 billion dollars (USD), announced that Sonepar France will be expanding of its eCommerce initiative and what it calls its omnichannel efforts. They announced that they will be launching a […]
Border States, the electrical distribution industry’s largest employee-owned distributor, re-entered the acquisition market and entered the Chicago market. This is their first foray into the Windy City and is the largest metropolitan area that the company has entered. According to […]
John Gross, known as Dr. Copper, authors a weekly newsletter providing significant information on many commodities. He frequently adds some commentary in introduction highlighting some trends. In this week’s issue he shared: “The last time we looked, WTI crude oil […]
Last month five-year-old Atlantic Coast Electric Supply held its first major customer training event combined with a trade show. At the same time, it recognized key suppliers. The company had over 325 customers turnout for the event and more than […]
