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December U.S. consumption up 22.9% from November but down 5.7% from December 2008
Construction spending falls in December
Spending falls 1.2% to $902.5 billion
Airgas rejects Air Products offer
Board says offer "grossly undervalues" Airgas
NSK's Q3 sales rise 1.6%
But nine-month sales fall by 22.9% due to global recession
Rexnord sales fall 18%
Daily order rates grew by 9.0% from the second quarter
IDC-USA donates $30K to Haiti relief effort
IDC Charitable Trust Fund matched contributions
January/February issue
The Jan./Feb. issue of Industrial Supply magazine is off the press. It features an in-depth cover story by editor Rich Vurva about Stellar Industrial Supply, winner of our 1st Annual Distributor of the Year Award, plus articles by contributing writers that include Neil Gillespie of Shamrock Growth Associates and Allen Ray of of Allen Ray Associates, Frank Hurtte of River Heights Consulting, Malcolm Mills, Jason Bader, Howard Coleman and other leading experts in the distribution community.
Click here to read articles published in the issue.
NEW Articles online
White paper: Lean Principles in Wholesale Distribution Supply Chains. This white paper by Howard Coleman and Jack McGowan of MCA Associates introduces distributors to “Lean Principles” in order to reduce inventory and supply chain costs.
How to rebound, recover and restart growth
Here are three facts about a downturn, as well as five steps to rebound, recover and restart growth coming out of a recession.
Closing the sale
Being adept at closing the sale, and every step in the process, is an important key to productivity.
Distribution Pricing, Part 2. In this article, Scott Benfield introduces pricing mechanisms to help distributors determine where they can increase prices.
The Industrial Supplier's Guide to Technology, by Frank Hurtte. Here are practical ways to use Flip Videos to promote your business.
