Grainger usually provides a good barometer of the industrial and commercial MRO markets and the “healthy” of large companies, so let’s take a quick look at their Q4 and outlook for 2020. Grainger earnings call and slides Grainger introduced a […]
Given that Anixter has been in the consciousness of many in the industry lately due to WESCO’s successful acquisition bid, thought it may be informative to take a deeper dive into Anixter’s recent Q4 / end of year report. Some […]
The old phrase “when x sneezes, others get a cold” may be the major US impact from the Coronavirus. While it’s unfortunate that 37,000+ are ill and over 800 have died (as of 2/9/20), here in the US there is […]
February is the time for Q4 earnings and outlooks, so, with that let’s look first at WESCO. WESCO From their earnings call: Regarding Anixter, which WESCO cannot share much about, the highlighted a key reason for the acquisition when it […]
Last week’s NEMRA conference, where independent manufacturer representatives celebrated their 50th anniversary, brought together over 2000 manufacturer representatives and manufacturers to conduct the industry’s largest set of meetings. The theme of this year’s conference was “Powering a Smarter World, 50 […]
Much is talked about how distributors needing to sell services to differentiate themselves. They need to create / provide solutions and will need to generate revenue from these services. While some of the discussed services are unbundling, what is currently […]
Last week’s NAED Western, held in Phoenix and attended by approximately 700 people, was a productive event according to many who attended the industry’s first conference of the year. For many, one of the takeaways was the amount of walking […]
Acuity reported its 2020 Q1 / 2019 Q4 performance last week and reported a XX% sales decline of which their independent channel (C&I distributors) was down XX%. The question then becomes, “As the industry’s largest US focused lighting manufacturer, is […]
Happy New Year! As we start the beginning of the first week of the year, and with everyone back, we wanted to take a moment to share our thanks and solicit your input. Thank you First, thank you for your […]
The quarter is over and the year is done. And what a year it was in the lighting industry. It started with the threat of tariffs. Then IDEAL Industries purchased Cree Lighting, shocking the industry. Tariffs came in May and […]
