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Article: Industrial distribution: a well-kept secret.(Editorial)
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- Industrial Distribution
- Article date:
- December 1, 1996
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One of the best-kept secrets in business today is industrial distribution. Few outside our industry know what it is and, unfortunately, little is done to promote it. Want to try it out? Ask any of your friends or acquaintances to define an industrial distributor. Chances are they won't be able to.
Is it the fault of distributors, manufacturers or even the trade press for not emphasizing the importance of our industry? Maybe we should all share part of the blame.
Without letting others know the importance and relevance of industrial distribution, the industry can never grow and attract the top-notch people we need in this business. Industrial Distribution's ...