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KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 1, 2017 – Milbank is pleased to announce the appointment of Katrina (Trina) Henke as chairman of the board. Previously vice chairman of the board, Henke succeeds Warren Weaver, who passed in January of this year. […]
General Motors (GM) historically has been known as a “staid” company and the prototypical “old boys” company. And its had its share of “challenges” ranging from uninspiring design to consumers feeling there was “built in obsolescence”; from being extremely difficult […]
Much is talked about “innovation”. It’s a term that is loosely tossed around and requires a commitment, or perhaps a better term is “mentality”, that is infused into individuals and a culture. It’s a desire to “excel” and, perhaps more […]
What do Crescent Electric and Walmart have in common? They both have recently made eCommerce acquisitions … and probably for the same reasons. And both, probably, have been frustrated with the pace of their eCommerce initiative. Consider this: Walmart just […]
We’ve just passed the 6 month mark for the year and while there has been much change, the past month highlighted many and accelerated some. Consider: Consolidation Shealy sells to Border States to create a $2B ESOP. Grove Madsen sells to […]
The first session of the NAED National was a session titled “Predator or Prey”. The challenge is that session attendees walked away asking “why was it titled that?” Perhaps the answer is in this quote. The “predators” were the panelists […]
Throughout Q1 we’ve heard of a number of companies, manufacturers and distributors, who have undergone some “cost reductions” (the euphemism for layoffs). This has created opportunities for others in a hiring mode to be more “selective” in their hiring. Some […]
Yes, that’s the women in leadership roles at GE and Graybar. GE Energy Management announced that Stephanie Mains is the new CEO of GE Industrial Solutions replacing Bob Gilligan who recently retired. For those who are GE Industrial distributors they’ll […]
Over the past couple of months we’ve noticed the advertising campaign that AD (Affiliated Distributors) has launched. We’ve seen online ads on a number of trade publication websites as well as MDM. Their new tagline “Together, We Win” infers a sense of community, […]
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 […]
