We’re in the midst of meeting and planning season and with it comes the perennial question of “what’s the outlook for 2020?” While no one has a crystal ball, it’s safe to say that many think their ball is “cloudy” […]
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Grainger’s Q3 2019 report affirmed a slowdown in the US industrial / institutional MRO market, which Grainger outperformed. The performance was driven through sales deployment, an increase in product assortment which generates increased sales of wallet and effective marketing. In […]
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Yesterday ABB shared its Q3 results. Being such a large and diverse company, it is difficult to ascertain much to provide electrical industry insights other than an affirmation of a slowdown in the US electrical industry and particularly in the […]
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Last week Rexel shared its Q3 performance, providing a peak into how the electrical distribution market may have performed last quarter. Rexel North America Performance From their press release: North America was up 2.8% but driven by Canada. Overall, sales […]
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Signify Acquires Cooper Lighting Solutions
The electrical and lighting industries were shocked this week with the announcement that Signify was purchasing the recently renamed Cooper Lighting Solutions from Eaton. The former Eaton Lighting division was scheduled to be spun off from Eaton via an IPO […]
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Winsupply, a privately-held multi-discipline distributor with revenues of about $3.5 billion with a unique, decentralized branch-ownership structure and a presence in the electrical industry made an interesting announcement recently. Winsupply’s model is unique in the sense that its branches, called […]
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Looking for a growth strategy that supplements your existing technology platform, focuses your salespeople, requires nominal investment and can generate a 400% increase in MRO material sales from industrial or institutional accounts. And if you don’t have a commerce-enabled website, […]
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Earlier this week Acuity released, from a headline viewpoint, horrid Q4 sales performance. Sales declined almost 12% from prior year. Much of the decline is attributed to the retail segment, however, sources described Acuity’s distribution business as “flat / low […]
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Colleen Ehrhardt has joined DDS (Distributor Data Solutions) as Director of Global Sales, where she will spearhead efforts to build relationships with DDS’ current and prospective customers in the wholesale distribution industry. DDS is excited to welcome Ehrhardt to its […]
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According to a WESCO press release, WESCO announced the appointment of Mr. Nelson Squires as its Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer effective October 1, 2019. Mr. Squires served as the Company’s Group Vice President and General Manager of WESCO Canada/International/WIS since January 2018 and […]
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