| September 28, 2007 | News for the wholesale distribution industry |
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- Arrow, Atmel enter distribution agreement
Arrow Asia Pac Ltd., a business unit of components distributor Arrow Electronics Inc., has entered into a distribution agreement with Atmel Corp., a semiconductor designer and manufacturer. Arrow Asia Pac will distribute Atmel's advanced logic, mixed-signal, memory and radio frequency components throughout mainland China and Hong Kong under the terms of the deal. Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.)
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- Chemical wholesale company expands into manufacturing
Chemical wholesaler Harris & Ford recently expanded its company focus to included manufacturing, as it attempts to combat rising shipping costs. The Indianapolis-based company has announced plans to build a manufacturing plant in Iowa that would help it circumvent deliveries from Gulf Coast plants. The Indianapolis Star
(9/25)
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- Five action steps to help boost referrals
Companies need to employ strategies to generate more referred business. A list of five important referral strategies includes making sure that customers and colleagues understand all of your products and service offerings and setting aside a few minutes after each client meeting to brainstorm on referrals. MarketingProfs (free registration)
(9/25)
- Learn about customers' preferences to boost retention
Although companies focus heavily on customer acquisition, it pays to invest in retaining existing customers. Companies can benefit from understanding customers and finding out such information as which of their customers are buying from the competition, and to what extent. CustomerThink
(9/24)
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- Report shows telecommuting saves energy, curbs pollution
Telecommuting via consumer electronics saves the equivalent of 9 billion to 14 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in the U.S. per year, according to a new report from the Consumer Electronics Association. The report also says that U.S. telecommuters save 840 million gallons of gasoline per year, cutting their carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 14 million tons. TWICE
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- Mutual funds record worst quarter in more than a year
Equity mutual funds recorded their lowest returns in more than a year in the third quarter, rising just 0.4%. Large-company growth funds and funds investing in energy stocks recorded the biggest gains. But overall equity mutual funds trailed the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Bloomberg
(9/27)
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