Get A Grip: How Much EV and Solar Knowledge Should You Have?
Get A Grip: The Challenge In Powering Charging Stations
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Continued Shift to E-Commerce Platform Puts Pressure on Gra [...]
By Susan Bloom In its Q3 2016 financial release issued on October 18, W.W. Grainger revealed that while its global net sales were up 3 percent over the prior year…
DOE Report; LED Lighting Forecast Shows Massive Growth
For the first time, the Department of Energy has released a sales forecast that includes energy savings for Solid State Lighting, including LEDs, for the next 19 years. Previous forecasts…
Distributors Speak Up on OSRAM SYLVANIA’s LED Busines [...]
By Bridget McCrea Two electrical distributors that were on the inside track when OSRAM SYLVANIA decided to spin off its LED lighting business discuss the steps the company took to…
Anatomy of a Corporate Carve-Out
By Bridget McCrea In January, OSRAM made an announcement that was enough to send shivers down any electrical distributor’s spine. One of the world’s largest lighting manufacturers, it seems, was…
Marketing Momentum: How to Launch a New Company with an Est [...]
By Katrina Olson You’ve heard, “The more things change, the more they are the same.” This expression by French Critic and Journalist Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr certainly applies to OSRAM SYLVANIA.…
How the Electrical Industry Stacks Up on the Partnering Front
By Bridget McCrea A recent survey on partnerships in electrical distribution revealed some alarming disconnects between manufacturers and distributors. But are we really that much different than any other industry?…
Better Together: The Fight for Knowledge Over Laws
tED magazine is launching a new series of stories that are completely the work of our past “30 Under 35” winners. We are calling this series of articles “Better Together.” …