B2B Wholesale & Distribution in Germany: Insolvency.
In the ten years leading up to 2020, the German wholesale industry saw a decline of around 34,000 businesses, as reported by the Statistisches Bundesamt. So has the total number of companies in wholesale trade (excluding trade in motor…
Artificial Intelligence in Wholesale
AI in Wholesale Distribution is a great opportunity and a challenge at the same time. In this article, learn about concrete use cases of AI in wholesale and their benefits. Wholesale companies are an indispensable part of the economy. They…
The different kinds of Wholesale Businesses
Wholesale businesses are all around us. From fueling the dropship revolution to supplying critical pandemic supplies worldwide; wholesalers are an important part of our economic infrastructure. Research Germany explains, “the German…
Five Strategies for Raising Prices in Wholesale
Price increases are a big topic right now. In this article, you will learn about five wholesale price increase strategies. Wholesale is also affected by global crises such as the Ukraine conflict and the Corona pandemic. On top of that, inflation…
Current Challenges in B2B Wholesale
Between supplier price pressure, supply chain problems and customer anger: Why wholesalers win with value-based customer management. Many wholesalers are currently struggling with sudden increases in purchasing and cost prices as well as…
Is Dynamic Pricing Optimization in B2B Wholesale Financeable?
Wholesale market leaders are investing a lot of resources and expertise in advanced AI technologies for pricing optimization to set their prices dynamically. How can medium-sized wholesale companies also benefit from dynamic pricing?…
The History and Downfall of a German Wholesale Company “Wollschläger” – Part 4
It continues with the last part of the story and the downfall of the wholesale company "Wollschläger". What can wholesale companies learn from this? Click here, if you have not read part 3 yet. The history of Sanistål dates back to the…
The History and Downfall of a German Wholesale Company “Wollschläger” – Part 3
It continues with part 3 of the story and the downfall of the wholesale company "Wollschläger". What can wholesale companies learn from this? Click here, if you have not read part 2 yet. As a company grows, integration, coordination, and…
The History and Downfall of a German Wholesale Company “Wollschläger” – Part 2
It continues with part 2 of the story and the downfall of the wholesale company "Wollschläger". What can wholesale companies learn from this? If you have not read part 1 yet, click here. If acquiring an entire company (Essener Arbeitsschutz…
The History and Downfall of a German Wholesale Company “Wollschläger” – Part 1
What are the lessons learned from the history of one of the largest wholesale companies from Germany that went down? This is part one of the extremely interesting history of the Wollschläger Group. How one of the biggest German industrial…