Grainger (NYSE: GWW) recently reported results for the year ended December 31, 2014. Sales of $10.0 billion increased 6 percent versus $9.4 billion in 2013. Reported net earnings of $802 million increased 1 percent versus $797 million in 2013.
Fastenal Company of Winona, MN (Nasdaq:FAST) reported the results of the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014.
May 4, 2015
Net sales for the 12-month period increased 12.2% to $3,733,507; sales for the fourth quarter increased 13.8% to $926,254. Net earnings for 2014 totaled $494,150, an increase of 10.1% over 2013 earnings.
When you started selling your products online, did you consider the impact it would have on your existing sales channels and on the customers who buy through them?
Grant Thornton and Hart Energy survey finds regulatory requirements and lack of qualified workers major barriers to growth; capital expenditures continue to rise
The title of my talk is “Reimagining Distribution’s Value Proposition.” If I could give you the full story of my talk, my title would be something more akin to: “Reimagining Distribution’s Value Proposition So We Can Do a Better Job of Winning Customers, Growing Our Businesses, Increasing Our Gross Margins, and Staving Off Competitors from All Directions.”
Motion Industries, Inc. a wholly-owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company, recently entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Miller Bearings, Inc., headquartered in Orlando, Florida, in the first quarter of 2015.