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Survey Says … Low Single Digit Industry Growth in 1st Half
David Gordon Posted On August 4, 2015


A couple of weeks ago we asked how the first half of the year had gone for you. We had heard from a number of people about a slowdown, especially in the industrial segment, but had heard of contractor growth […]


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Eaton, Hubbell and Rockwell Report Q2 Earnings
David Gordon Posted On August 2, 2015


We continue with our Q2 earnings report highlights seeking marketplace insights after sharing information from Rexel, WESCO, Acuity and ABB / T&B. Eaton First a review of their presentation.  Key highlights, again focusing solely on the divisions important to the […]


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Acuity and ABB (Thomas and Betts) Deliver Q2 results
David Gordon Posted On August 2, 2015


As promised with Friday’s post regarding the challenging first half for Rexel and WESCO, as depicted in their Q2 reports, now we’ll touch on some recent manufacturer filings.  Again, we’re being factual based upon their analyst call and their presentations: Acuity […]


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Billion Dollar Buys: HD Power Solutions to Anixter, Interline to Home Depot
David Gordon Posted On July 28, 2015


The last couple of weeks have seen a couple of billion dollar buys that will have some affect on electrical distributors and manufacturers for significantly different reasons and coincidentally both deals originated with Home Depot. While independent entities, many will […]


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Independence Day- July 4th 2015
David Gordon Posted On July 3, 2015


     We are reminded every 4th of July to have a ‘Safe One’. Drink and eat what ever you want. But in these times where children and teenagers are recruited via the Internet to some war that does not concern […]


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Can you spell … Disintermediated?
David Gordon Posted On May 28, 2015


That was the subject line of an email received this morning from a distributor.  The body of email had a link: http://creesolutions.com/Solutions/NoHassles. Which started a thought process of: Is this really disintermediation when there are a number of lighting manufacturers who […]


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NAED 2015 National Meeting – A Whirlwind Weekend in Chicago
David Gordon Posted On May 20, 2015


NAED held its 2015 Annual Meeting in Chicago this past weekend.  748 people registered.  There were 93 distribution entities and 105 manufacturer entities (inclusive of divisions for each) but there were only 46 manufacturer strategic one-on-one booths where distributors could […]


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A different type of lighting agency? And LightFair input
David Gordon Posted On May 14, 2015


LightFair is over. The awards have been given and many are talking about the plethora of lighting suppliers and throngs of people at The Show. While we didn’t attend, those distributors whom we spoke to that did attend said it […]


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Amazon Upgrades from Supply to Business
David Gordon Posted On May 6, 2015


Amazon is considered one of the most innovative companies in the world, which, considering that they are a $90 billion company is pretty amazing. In fact, a Google search of “Amazon innovative company” yields 4.4 million entries!  They regularly make […]


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Manufacturer Showcase Launched
David Gordon Posted On April 27, 2015


ElectricalTrends launched a new feature this week. Our Manufacturer Showcase section enables participating manufacturers to upload content to support their distributors.  Information will include new product information, press releases, white papers, technical information, videos and more. The first two manufacturers […]


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