Managing your inventory is the key to driving both top-line sales and gross margin performance in 2025. I had a discussion last week with Brent Johnstone from ACTvantage for an article I wrote for our sister HVACR Trends publication about […]
The market continues to be slow, and we continue to hear about the switchgear delays, and construction disruptions, for some companies and product categories. Distributors are resigned to “this is the way it is, and probably will be.” And that […]
Walters Wholesale, a leading Southern California distributor, expanded its reach “further east” and acquired Pam Desert-based Desert Electric as well as Pomona Wholesale Electric. According to a press release, “Walters Wholesale Electric, a premier distributor of electrical supplies and a […]
While seemingly the acquisition market has quieted the last couple of months, this year has been an active one for Sonepar North America with seven (7) deals so far exceeding $2 billion in revenues, according to a recent press release: […]
Last week Prudence Thompson shared / confirmed, and we’ve reconfirmed a few other ways, that a prominent distributor had a significant layoff … 200 people. And reportedly they are closing some branches. Unfortunately, they are not the only company parting […]
The concept of diversification seems to be coming more prevalent. Ferguson shared that pursuing diversified customers is a viable strategy as they have identified the contractor trend of dual trade contractors and are bringing HVAC parts and supplies to more […]
If you are a lighting manufacturer seeking equipment, inventory and more or a lighting showroom or electrical distributor, especially in the Texas market, seeking lighting inventory, check out the upcoming auctions from the Lights Fantastic Pro and Saylite bankruptcy auctions. […]
Recently Prokeep developed a sales playbook white paper for electrical distributors that is a great reminder of the sales basics that inevitably every salesperson, sales manager, branch manager and marketing department … forget. Companies, managers, and individuals forget because everyone […]
Channel Marketing Group is pleased to announce that Garth Miller (gmiller@uslightingtrends.com) has joined the US Lighting Trends editorial team as its new Product Watch manager. US Lighting Trends, a cooperative endeavor between Channel Marketing Group and Kerrwil, is a leading […]
Recently I attended the Electrical Association of Philadelphia’s Electric Expo, which is held every two years. This year’s show attracted over 2200 people to view over 200 manufacturer booths. This year, unlike Electric Expo 2022, there were also a number […]
David Gordon
Channel Marketing Group
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