As we’ve talked to distributors over the summer a recurring theme has been the need to improve inventory management. Part of the reason is that the frequency of new products has increased, another issue is the stocking of LED products […]
Last week we received a press release, which was published in multiple outlets, from Datalliance announcing that Legrand’s Wiremold line, Hoffman and ILSCO “are continuing to expand their Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) programs with a growing list of distributors and utilities […]
How’s your business? Has deflation shown itself to you? Our unscientific poll on Electricaltrends.com indicates that some distribution businesses are up year to date and some are down. A little bit deeper dive, indicates that depending on where you are […]
This week we’re continuing with our ElectricalTrends Tech Vision Series. One of the most, if not the most, important piece of technology within a distributor is their ERP system. It essentially is the central repository for a distributor. Among functions, […]
We’re at that time of year. The doldrums days of summer. The time when it gets hot and many people naturally become a little more “laisse faire.” When we use the excuse of mid year, summertime, the July 4th holiday, […]
“Webstore Performance” One of the most sought after answers is how do you get performance at your Webstore front? Most distributors don’t have good enough data in their erp systems to run a Webstore. So the question becomes how do […]
National chains, as we now, are large (by definition) and have the resources to theoretically make investments to capture share. In reality many of them, fortunately or unfortunately, do not operate like national entities. Rather than emulate a national retailer […]
Over the past couple of years there has been much discussion regarding “big data” and “data analytics”, especially making it sound like analyzing information is a novel idea. Part of it is, part isn’t. Progressive companies have analyzed information for […]
“What’s in it for me?” Over the years we all ask that question, especially when it comes to making decisions about our ERP software systems. Since most ERP’s at the order entry stage essentially perform the same function, we started […]
Amazon is considered one of the most innovative companies in the world, which, considering that they are a $90 billion company is pretty amazing. In fact, a Google search of “Amazon innovative company” yields 4.4 million entries! They regularly make […]
David Gordon
Channel Marketing Group
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