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Distributors are counting on a solid '94, although not as robust as a banner '93. No one believes two years to 30 percent-plus growth is possible, with a cooling of […]

Despite a flurry of year-end orders through distribution by customers anxious to fill inventory gaps, industrials are bracing themselves for another rough-and-tumble year. Sapping distributor confidence is a bruising economic […]

LAST WEEK, WE NOTED THAT THE NORTH AMERIcan connector business faces a tough 2001, expected to be down 17.2 percent versus 2000. Total factory shipments this year are projected to […]

With Arrow Electronics Inc. and Avnet Inc. showing renewed interest in going after the small-and midsized customer, should smaller distributors be worried? 'Sure (the small guys) have something to worry […]

Business-to-business Internet advocates anticipate the end of distribution as we know it. However, although analysts say going online is advantageous for distribution companies and the Internet should be embraced, it […]

The economic tide appears to have turned back toward prosperity for the distribution industry, and distributors are breathing a collective sigh of relief. Distributors and electronic component suppliers have struggled […]

Chicago -- Distributors face several challenges to profitability in the future. So said three top electronics executives at the National Electronic Distributors Association Executive Conference here last week. Stephen Kaufman, […]

In 1977 the size of the distribution industry was $2 billion. The industry had one analyst and 1,800 distributors. Gross profit margins were 25 percent. The U.S. market was the […]