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Wholesale Distribution

Industry Trends

• 2008 Outlook for Distribution 

• Building a private label supply chain strategy

• Private Label Publicity

• Demand-Driven Customer Relationships

• Reinventing Industrial Distribution

• Channel Data Sharing

• Leading the Way in the Industrial Channel

• State of the Wholesale Distribution Industry 2006

• Private Label Use to Grow

• Where Productivity is Growing in Wholesale Distribution

• Fee-Based Services in Wholesale Distribution

• Understanding the Needs, Wants and Trends of Large Electrical Contractors in Canada (PDF)

Business Strategy

• Why Strategy Matters

• Strategies for Surviving a Slowdown

• Get Big, Get Focused, or Get Out

• Upgrading the Distribution Salesforce

• Growth Strategies in Wholesale Distribution

• Closing the Growth Gap in Wholesale Distribution

• Capturing the Full Benefits of Technology

• Why Revenue Growth Will Get Tougher

• Wholesale Distribution in a Demand-Driven World

• The New Era of B2B Price Comparisons

• Building a Lean Supply Chain

• Increasing Business Valuation with Technology

• Preparing Sales for the Future (PDF)

• Strategies for Commodity Deflation

Technology Trends

• Using Technology for Private Label Success

• The Coming Automation Boom

• Profitable Growth with Technology

• Warehouses Go Wireless

• The Productivity Imperative  

• Hype and Hope for RFID

• Self Service comes to Wholesale Distribution

• Online Auctions are Here to Stay

• Five Technology Trends for Distributors

Channel Strategy

• Reforming Legacy Channels (White Paper)

• Manage Consolidation in the Distribution Channel

• Building a Lean Channel

• The Power of Balance Between Channel Partners (PDF)

• Managing Channels for Results

• Territory and Category Selectivity in Industrial Distribution Channels (PDF)