Americold Realty Trust will spend $480 million to acquire New Jersey-based Hall's Warehouse Corp. Americold also reported third-quarter revenue of $498 million, up 7% from a year ago.
WESCO on Thursday reported third-quarter sales and net profit that increased from a year earlier, in part because of the acquisition of Anixter this year. WESCO had $4.14 billion in total sales and $66 million in net profit.
Fastenal's daily sales increased by 4.1% year-over-year in October, while safety product sales growth came in at 32%, both improvements over September figures. Fastener sales also improved compared with previous months.
A majority of US businesses with more than 500 employees have had to change how they manage cybersecurity in the past half-year, a CensusWide survey reports. Forty percent of companies have updated their cybersecurity stacks, the survey shows.
Preparing retail workforces for anything The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed how consumers shop, the way stores function and the roles of store associates. Being able to quickly identify changes and adapt to the demands they bring makes a strong workforce management solution more important than ever. Download this paper to learn how.
Twogether's Jon Busby and Capgemini's Ana Costa talk in this podcast about how business-to-business marketers can maximize audio and video content. The pair also discuss social media's use in B2B marketing and how B2B marketing is becoming more comparable to consumer marketing.
Business-to-business marketers should prioritize retaining valuable customers by creating a personalized onboarding experience and featuring customers in case study content, Directive's Izabelle Hundrev advises. Offer value to customers by creating webinars on industry topics, products or customer success stories, and encourage customers to use third-party review sites, Hundrev recommends.
6 Tips for Tackling Physical Inventory Counts Physical inventory counts are a necessary evil for just about any company that manufactures, distributes or sells products. They're critical to a business understanding and managing its inventory position and creating accurate financial statements. But that doesn't mean your physical counts need to be as time-consuming and painful as they are today. Get the infographic
Leaders need to be creating community, stability and reliability, writes Lolly Daskal. "The leaders who can filter out the distractions and focus on what truly drives success will emerge stronger than ever -- and so will their organizations," she writes.
Unlock the transformative power of AI/ML in Retail The next 'normal' in retail will undoubtedly be digital, and it will increasingly be shaped by the adoption of the best tools for such complex decisions: artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies (AI/ML). Explore research findings from Google Cloud's recent online global survey and get ideas for business transformation and success in the "new" normal, download your complimentary copy today.
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According to NAW Institute for Distribution Excellence Fellow Mike Marks, "No effective sales transformation happens without also building a business model where products and services begin to sell themselves." He goes on to offer four things distributors must do now to transform sales. Read his blog post.
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