We’re hearing from a number of sources that a number of the national chains, specifically Graybar, WESCO and Rexel (and possibly more) are selectively closing branches, primarily in what one manufacturer calls the “sand states” (Southwest / West Coast). This […]
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Tech, Green and Communicating Differently
A little bit of an “around the industry” to get the week started: IDEA is going through some personnel changes (and interestingly, just before its E-Biz Forum). After over 35 years in the industry, the last seven as IDEA’s Director […]
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A Birthday, CED, Rep Relations, Copper, Renewables and Theft
In other words, a little bit of everything to end the week! August marks ElectricalTrends’ two year anniversary. During this time we’ve had over 28,195 visits resuting in 39,241 page views from 13,525 unique visitors (all numbers are according to […]
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As most industry participants and observers know by now, Rexel has decided to standardize upon one ERP software system, Activant’s Eclipse package. Rexel had been operating different systems for a number of years and trying to aggregate information to support […]
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Recently we’ve been contacted by a handful of individuals, whom we’ve known or who have been referred to us, who have decided to start rep firms. Each of the individuals were either in sales / marketing management for manufacturers or […]
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Grainger continues to invest in its website as it prepares to introduce its latest iteration.We recently received an email announcing that the new site will be “up and running” in the next few weeks. The site will feature: Improved searching […]
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48 years ago, Pete Seeger wrote a song that is making a comeback in the electrical industry. While he called his song “Where Have All The Flowers Gone?”, in the electrical industry we might call this “Where Have All The […]
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Consider these comments from senior managers. Do they sound familiar or are reminiscent of your market? “efforts to use limited discounts to lure customers to full-priced items don’t work” “aggressively marketed price reductions help keep sales momentum” “shoppers have been […]
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A little unabashed advertising (after all, we need to pay for the blog!!)With only 5 months remaining in the year (and about 30 days till the end of the summer), many manufacturers are beginning to think about their 2010 planning.2009 […]
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