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How’s Your E-Commerce Strategy Looking?
By Scott Costa, Publisher, tED magazine We took a pretty bold step with our “Exclusive Features” during the month of January, focusing almost entirely on the state of e-commerce in…
Ensuring Your Distributorship’s Survival in a Digital World
By Bridget McCrea It’s no longer a matter of “if” your company needs a solid e-commerce strategy – it’s a matter of “when” – and the time is now. Even if…
A Short Sign of Relief for the Price of Copper
By Jim Williams In a reversal of recent history, copper prices rose Tuesday after strong import data out of China. You read that right – strong import data out of…
Amazon Business Jumps into the Punch-Out Game
By Bridget McCrea In December, Amazon threw down yet another gauntlet by announcing that it’s customers now have access to a “punch-out” link in procurement software from Coupa Software, bringing…
The Rise of Automated Bidding Software
By Bridget McCrea They go by names like Trimble Accubid, BestBid, and TurboBid, and they all promise to do pretty much the same thing: streamline the bidding and estimating process…
What Has Amazon Been Up to Lately?
By Bridget McCrea Punch the words “commercial lighting” into the Amazon Business search tool (across all departments) and the first page of results turns up a 4-pack of outdoor lighting,…
Copper Throws in Its Two Cents Worth, Comes Up Short of $2
By Jim Williams March copper managed to finish up two cents at the closing bell on Tuesday, but even that somewhat modest gain wasn’t enough to break the $2 mark.…