DistributED: The David White Exit Interview, Part 2
DistributED: The David White Exit Interview, Part 1
Business Blast: Being Everything To Everyone
How to Innovate Without Scaring Everyone Around You
By Bridget McCrea A primer on how to introduce innovation into your corporate culture without alienating employees, suppliers, and customers in the process. It’s no secret that words like “change,”…
Is Your Distributorship an Innovation Machine?
By Bridget McCrea If innovation has no end point, and if it’s not about coming up with the latest “cool” product, why isn’t your electrical distributorship running like a well-oiled…
Breaking Through 2016’s Economic Inertia
By Bridget McCrea Is the “cautiously optimistic” approach throttling growth and success at your distributorship? If so, it’s time to rethink your business strategies and develop a growth plan for…
Grainger to Expand Reach Into India
By Jack Keough Grainger is extending its e-commerce business globally by partnering with industrybuying.com, one of India’s fastest growing provider of industrial supplies. “The positives of partnering with Grainger are…
No Holiday Break for the Price of Copper
By Jim Williams Copper prices tumbled to two-week lows on Tuesday, closing at $2.04/lb. Investors blame falling equity prices as one of the contributing factors on the market and for…
Amazon Could Be New Competitor for UPS, FedEx
By Jack Keough It appears that Amazon could be taking on UPS and FedEx, as well as a host of other logistics providers such as USPS to make the “last…
Is Your Distributorship’s Value Bucket Empty?
By Bridget McCrea Facing numerous challenges in today’s market, industrial distributors can improve sales and form long-standing relationships by offering more value-added services in exchange for a fee. When Lynn…