Feeling a Little Blue in 2Q
Aug 1, 2011,
By Anthony Kure and Karl Ackerman, KeyBanc Capital Markets
End market trends for the electrical wholesaling industry remained strong through the second quarter of 2011, according to a recent survey by KeyBanc...
2011 Mid-Year Outlook
Jun 1, 2011,
By Herm Isenstein
The electrical industry overall is now facing better times ahead than at any time during the past two years. Nationally, we closed out 2010 up four percent...
Two Herds of Cautious Bulls
Feb 1, 2011,
By Anthony Kure and Karl Ackerman, KeyBanc Capital Markets
Conditions for the electrical distribution industry continued to improve through the final quarter of 2010, according to a recent survey by KeyBanc Capital...
Life After the Balloon Popped
Oct 1, 2010,
By Allen Ray and Neil Gillespie
It's natural to feel deflated after what you have been through in the recession. This article will help pump up your future profits by focusing on some precisely targeted growth strategies....
25 Ways to Boost Your Business
Oct 1, 2010,
By Jim Lucy, Chief Editor
These 25 ideas can help your company crawl out of the economic wreckage....
Proposed Steel Price Increases: Just Say No
Sep 29, 2010,
John Anton and Tom Stundza, IHS Global Insight
The discrepancy between announced list prices and actual transaction prices has muddled the steel marketplace and confused buyers. Fundamentals still point to global spot steel price weakness and favorable buying conditions through year’s end....
Changing Channels of Distribution
Jul 1, 2010,
By Jim Lucy, Chief Editor
When you live and breathe business publishing like the editors of Electrical Wholesaling, it's always a quiet thrill when you hear an article you published...
The Long Climb Back
Jun 1, 2010,
By Herm Isenstein
It's going to take a while to get back to "the good old days." But it's time to start planning for the recovery....
Out of the Fire
Apr 1, 2010,
By Neil Gillespie and Allen Ray
Expand your options and grow even when your markets haven't yet recovered....
Out of the Fire
Mar 1, 2010,
By Neil Gillespie and Allen Ray
After the fire, it's time to clean up and rebuild, beginning with back-office functions. Article three in a four-part series....
Out of the Fire
Feb 1, 2010,
By Neil Gillespie and Allen Ray
Focusing on your company's strengths and building out niches from that foundation may be the strongest response to the recession....
Cashing in on the ARRA
Jan 1, 2010,
By Jim Lucy, Chief Editor
Here are some quick tips that will help electrical distributors get a share of ARRA federal funding....
Planning to Succeed
Dec 1, 2009,
By David Gordon and Allen Ray
Our economy has forced many companies to make tough decisions to enable them to survive. Moving forward, the construction industries are forecasted for slow growth, if any, for a number of years. Getting back to 2007 levels of business volume will not occur for a number of years. The only way to ensure your success is to be the master of your own destiny. To do that, you need a plan....
Top Ten News Stories of 2009
Dec 1, 2009
Electrical Wholesaling's picks for the electrical industry's most interesting news stories of 2009....
National Factbook
Dec 1, 2009,
By Jim Lucy, Chief Editor
2010 will be a year of improvement in the U.S. electrical industry, but it's a going to be a long climb back to economic respectability....
Cashing in on the ARRA
Dec 1, 2009,
By Jim Lucy, Chief Editor
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 created some once-in-a-lifetime electrical sales opportunities for distributors, reps and manufacturers....
2010 Market Planning Guide
Nov 1, 2009,
By Jim Lucy, Chief Editor, and Kristin Letourneau, Ph.D., Associate Director of Market Research for
Battered, bruised and at times a bit dazed, the electrical wholesaling industry has almost made it through 2009's house of horrors. It's been a year of...
Not Yet Out of the Woods
Nov 1, 2009,
By Herm Isenstein
While 2010 should be an improvement over this year, it's going to be a tough climb to what may very well be a solid growth environment in 2011 and beyond....
Residential Rebound?
Jul 21, 2009
Nationwide housing starts rebounded in May from record lows in the previous month, posting a 17.2 percent gain to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of...
Construction Spending Will Slide 15% in 2009
May 15, 2009
The 2009 Construction Outlook Spring Update recently published by McGraw-Hill Construction, New York, says that while construction spending will drop...
