Last week I attended the NAED Western which was held at the Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix. I hadn’t attended the Western in awhile so it was good to see a number of old friends on the distributor side as […]
As we get ready to close the page on another successful year, we wanted to thank you for your readership and support.Over the past year we’ve: posted 69 thoughts, observations and insights which we hope were beneficial to you had […]
As we mentioned Monday, a number of distributors, and some manufacturers, discussed e-marketing and more importantly e-commerce (commerce enabled websites) at the recent NAED Eastern Conference. It appears that the impetus for this has been the continued growth, and competitiveness, […]
Last week there were industry reports of a couple of acquisitions and some branch openings (and there were probably more that weren’t reported).Consider … CED purchased Davis Wholesale in Hollywood, CA Steiner Electric purchase State Electrical in Wisconsin Graybar opened […]
With earnings season continuing, it’s good to check in to see what some of the other national chains are doing. If you recall, last week we commented on WESCO. Here’s the info, and some insights, into AD, HD Supply, Graybar […]
Earlier this month we shared some thoughts on the impact LEDs are having on the lighting industry. The posting, entitled “Will Distributors Capture the LED Market and Retain Share of Lighting Sales?” generated a couple of comments on ElectricalTrends (but […]
It’s earning season for publicly held companies and an opportunity to quickly review, look for some highlights / lowlights (never talked about much) and perhaps some confirmation of what many have experienced in the marketplace. We thought we’d highlight a […]
Earlier this week I attended the AD Electrical North American Meeting (NAM) and thought I’d share some observations about the meeting, input I received and commentary from others … all in no particular order. And unfortunately, what is essentially a […]
We heard it yesterday from a manufacturer but waited till it was public (and we could source it). Richard Worthy is back into the distribution game.According to TED Magazine, his latest acquisition vehicle, AMP Electrical Distribution Services, is acquiring Leff […]
Walters Wholesale, a sister company of CED and USESI, is running a “unique” promotion at its two San Diego branches. We say “unique” as we know of a couple of companies that ran similar promotions years (and years) ago but, […]
