It’s Q2 earning season, providing distributors (and manufacturers) with an opportunity to benchmark their performance, gain insights (or confirmation) on what they are seeing in the market and possibly learn a little from publicly held companies. First up is Grainger whose […]
Do you know if your website, including eCommerce engine is optimized? Is your company an SEO master? Whoever said “build it and they will come” never developed a website. Making the investment in a website (and eCommerce) is, as they […]
Earlier this year Codale Electric, a Sonepar operating company, acquired Grove Madsen. Two months later Codale and Grove Madsen have big growth plans. A recent story in the Northern Nevada Business Weekly shared some of the strategies that are in […]
We’ve just passed the 6 month mark for the year and while there has been much change, the past month highlighted many and accelerated some. Consider: Consolidation Shealy sells to Border States to create a $2B ESOP. Grove Madsen sells to […]
Acuity announced their Q3 results yesterday. In an electrical materials market that continues to be rather anemic, the lighting market continues to outperform and Acuity remains the leader among large lighting players. It appears that Acuity is delivering on all cylinders. […]
A core service of Channel Marketing Group is conducting market research for manufacturers and distributors. One of the benefits of much of our channel research is the ability for participating distributors to receive free market research. We’re currently seeking input into […]
According to today’s Wall Street Journal, it appears that Epicor, the provider of Eclipse to many electrical distributors, is up for sale again. Apax Partners, the private equity firm that purchased Epicor in 2011, and eventually Activant, reportedly is again […]
Omni Cable, a leading supplier of specialty wire and cable to electrical wholesalers is seeking a West Coast Regional Vice President. West Coast is currently considered “west of Rockies”. Role is responsible for business development and operational responsibilities for 3 branches […]
Earlier this month the headline that many were commenting on was “U.S. Hiring Slowed Dramatically in May; Jobless Rate Falls to 4.7%“. The story emphasized that non-farm payroll was up only 38,000 jobs and that March and April data were revised […]
The recent Border States acquisition of Shealy Electrical Wholesalers surprised many while enabling Border States to now spread its reach to the Atlantic Ocean. The estimated $2 billion distributor now reaches 18 states, touch three border and employ 2200 people at 97 […]
