Chicken Little arrived in the US in mid-March and declared “the world is falling”, and it started to … and has. Humpty Dumpty fell and he then said, since his horsemen were missing (probably unemployed), “Carmen Sandiego will help in […]
Chicken Little arrived in the US in mid-March and declared “the world is falling”, and it started to … and has. Humpty Dumpty fell and he then said, since his horsemen were missing (probably unemployed), “Carmen Sandiego will help in […]
Have you felt “overwhelmed” with the amount of COVID-19 information that has been arriving in your mailbox the past couple of weeks? Rather than post this information regularly, hopefully curating it to identify some key content and sharing some concepts […]
What a difference a week makes! You may recall that late last month, based upon economic data through March 20th, DISC forecasted that the electrical industry would be down over 12% at the end of the year due to COVID-19. […]
Q1 is done and while data from what is known as BC (before COVID-19) seems like from the dark ages, it can be informative if considered in a trending environment. While last week DISC shared a preliminary, probably optimistic, end […]
Being global can have its ups and down. As a company you become susceptible to currency issues as well as differing economic challenges. It appears that Rexel is benefiting in areas of the globe but suffering here in North America […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]