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Last week we touched on some of the challenges that the free-fall decline of copper can have on distributors. And the issue can be just as challenging for wire manufacturers, especially since they probably had to lock in raw material […]
With a drop of over 35%, copper is having a profound impact on distributors, especially with end of year coming up, and the future doesn’t look too good either. In less than a month copper has fallen from $3.32 on […]
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 […]
Cleaning out the office and the newsletters we receive and wanted to share some observations: Tedmag.com and Bill Attardi’s EnergyWatch alluded to Philips changing the name of Advance Transformer to Philips Lighting Electronics. We asked a couple of distributors about […]
Interesting article in this month’s TED magazine entitled “The Myths of Buying Foreign Off-Brands” (article is not online). Interesting for a couple of reasons: The article is in TED, an association publication that includes manufacturers as affiliate members. This is […]
With commodity pricing soaring, many manufacturers are pushing price increases down to distributors who are scrambling to enter the information into their systems to update costs and then pass them on to their customers where ever they can. Sometimes they […]
While not much has been publicly said about private labeling / corporate brands (one distributor’s euphemism for this sourcing strategy), a number of large, European-influenced companies continue to develop their product offerings. And with margins being squeezed, operating costs increasing […]
Just some things we’re hearing in the marketplace that are doing a good job of eroding margin for many… While much has been discussed about private labeling and some chains continue to pursue this, some things to consider: HD Supply […]
We were reviewing Purchasing magazine this morning and noticed that there were a number of articles relating to various metals markets. With metals (copper, zinc, aluminum, steel) having significant impact on the electrical industry, we thought a recap and some […]
An article in the Small Talk section yesterday’s The Journal Report, a section of The Wall Street Journal, answered the question “At what cost savings does it make sense for a small business to move its manufacturing overseas?” (and this […]
