Business - Articles - Page 598

Ferguson Acquires Mission Valley Pipe & Supply

June 5, 2019

In business since 1983 and centrally located in San Diego, Mission serves customers across various industries, including residential, commercial, hospitality and government.

Triax Adds Access Control to Spot-r Platform

June 5, 2019

New feature protects jobsite security.

Channellock Supports Trade's Next Generation as Official Partner of SkillsUSA

June 5, 2019

Channellock will also announce the winner of CHANNELLOCK Trade School Trade-Up.

Texas Governor Promises Plumbers State’s Licensing Board Will Continue

June 5, 2019

"We've got this," the governor tells plumbers worried as their profession faces deregulation.

e-Commerce

Manufacturer-Distributor Relationships: Why Manufacturers Sell Direct

It may be to counter a competitive threat or serve a channel that distributors are not interested in pursuing.

June 5, 2019

Scott Benfield

Many manufacturers open up direct sales to counter a competitive threat or serve a channel that distributors are not interested in pursuing. However, if they do so without researching their channels and end users, and lack a solid financial evaluation of the channel costs, their efforts are usually unsuccessful.

Investments

My ‘Eureka’ Moments in Transferring a Business

Clarity and understanding about your ultimate motives is the first step to getting there.

June 5, 2019

Roger S. Balser

As a business owner, you have myriad ways to transfer your business. Having total clarity and understanding about your ultimate motives is the first step to getting there.

Feature

Keeping A Vision Alive

Ihrie Supply Co., under new ownership, and maintaining the legacy of its founder.

June 5, 2019

Ruth Mitchell

Ed Ihrie was a visionary. In 1972, as the general manager and a stockholder of W.L. Smith Supply Co., a wholesale distributor located in North Carolina, Ihrie saw a need in the marketplace that was not being met.

Inventory Management

Safety Stock: Insurance for Customer Service

Use your distribution software package to ensure your customers’ most-used items are well-stocked.

June 5, 2019

Jason Bader

One of the biggest components of customer service is having the right stuff at the right place and at the right time. Use your distribution software package to ensure your customers’ most-used items are well-stocked.

Plumbing & Showrooms

Connect, Show and Share: Keeping Branding Simple

You can shape the entire customer experience online, in-store and in-home.

June 5, 2019

Stephanie Azran

By connecting with your target audience, keeping brand vision consistent and communicating effectively with your clients, you shape the entire customer experience online, in-store and in-home.