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The King is Dead
By Barbara Spector, President, SmartMoves First off, I’m an avid golfer. I watch the golf tournaments weekly and I play weekly. I may suck at golf (18 handicap) but I…
Copper Is On A Roll
By Jim Williams The price of copper has rallied for seven straight sessions. Copper has jumped 6.1 percent in this streak, its longest rally in 18 months. The red metal…
Is the ‘Amazon Business’ Pillar Setting Sights [...]
By Susan Bloom Though Amazon shares dropped last week following the October 27 announcement that the company’s Q3 2016 earnings fell short of analysts’ expectations, insiders warn electrical distributors not…
Investing in E-Commerce in 2017, Part I
By Bridget McCrea Did you put enough into your distributorship’s e-commerce strategy when business was brisk? If not, it’s time to shift your thinking and get onboard with a robust…
Marketing Momentum: Trends That Are Always in Style
By Katrina Olson I recently finished writing an article on 12 marketing trends for tED Magazine’s December edition. But some trends (not covered in that article) are always in style.…
A Lower Dollar Pushes Copper Higher
By Jim Williams Copper prices rose to their highest in more than a week on Tuesday as the U.S. dollar slipped. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange ended up…
Continued Shift to E-Commerce Platform Puts Pressure on Gra [...]
By Susan Bloom In its Q3 2016 financial release issued on October 18, W.W. Grainger revealed that while its global net sales were up 3 percent over the prior year…