HD Supply Holdings has announced it will sell its Whitecap construction and industrial business to a division of private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in a cash deal worth $2.9 billion.
Uline, a Wisconsin-based distributor, is planning to occupy nearly 1.2 million square feet of warehouse space at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The building involved belongs to Trammell Crow Co. and CBRE Global Investors, and Uline's portion will amount to more than half of the Passport Park project.
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Supplier risk and performance management technology, a subset of supplier value management tech, has become more comprehensive and can boost suppliers' standards for themselves, according to Forrester Research. Picking the right SRPM apps involves looking at the type of platform and considering risk types, Forrester says.
US business-to-business marketers are expected to decrease their advertising spending this year 9.6% to $21.42 billion, but are expected to emphasize digital marketing with a 22.6% increase, in a shift from canceled in-person events and other traditional tactics, according to eMarketer. The top digital channels include search, webinars and other virtual events, podcasts and LinkedIn, reports eMarketer.
Post-pandemic life will be different for every organization, and so leaders will need to be able to assess organizational resilience by looking at business operations, leadership performance and how well it tolerates and adapts to disruption, writes Thomas Stephens, founder and managing director of Prescient360 Group. "It would be a mistake for leaders to define the new normal in only systemic or macroeconomic terms," he writes.
Based on original research with distributors across the industry, Ian Heller and Jonathan Bein reveal how distributors evaluate and respond to emerging technologies. Is Artificial Intelligence a threat, an opportunity, or both? You'll learn about 3D printing/additive manufacturing, blockchain, cryptocurrency, and marketplaces. Find out how distributors plan to incorporate new technologies to build their competitive advantage. Download NAW's brand-new research report and register for live webinar on August 18, 2:00 pm. ET. Can't attend? Register anyway to receive the recording. Sponsored by Unilog, SAP, Conexiom.
According to Benj Cohen, "Distribution is becoming a remote game. COVID-19 has forced many distributors to abandon face-to-face selling and instead sell exclusively through remote channels. However, before the pandemic, many distributors leaned on e-commerce and telesales reps to drive profits. There are a few strategies distributors can use to activate their remote channels, including unstructured pitching, segmentation, and AI personalization." Read his post.
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