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…
Establishing Private Labels in the Wholesale sector: This is What Matters
The development of a private label can mean additional sales potential for wholesalers. But before this can happen, a few basic considerations are needed to ensure that the private label brand does not remain a slow seller. When wholesalers…
Interesting facts and statistics about B2B wholesale and manufacturing in Europe
Facts and statistics about B2B wholesale, distribution and manufacturing in Europe & Germany Distribution in Europe is a significant job provider – 10 million employees. It works at the centre of the continent’s economy, covering almost all…
Artificial intelligence in Retail – What can Wholesale Learn from Retail?
How is artificial intelligence (AI) being used in retail and what can wholesalers take away from it? In this post, I will describe a real-world example of a case in the realm of artificial intelligence in B2C retail. You will learn about the…
Five interesting Facts & Statistics About B2B Distribution
B2B Sales is changing because buyers are changing – mainly in the way they buy. Companies in B2B distribution are particularly affected by the changes in customer behaviour and their competitive environment. The shift in customer behaviour…
How to define customer churn in B2B?
B2B Churn Rate: Definition and Calculation. Business-to-Business (B2B) companies depend on building and developing long-term relationships with their customers to be financially successful. However, over time, some customers will stop…
Strength in price setting is your profit driver number one
The Impact of Pricing Analytics on your company earnings. Everybody knows, B2B pricing analytics represents one of the most critical levers to boost earnings. Still, this reality is a sometimes-overlooked fact in Business-to-Business (B2B). However,…
B2B-Trends 2020/21: The Top 6 in Sales
Whether digital platforms, AI or chatbots. In the future, B2B sales must deal with these six critical trends. Experts guess every year what the next hot B2B trends will be. Artificial intelligence is on the main scenario now, for B2B sales and its…
Industrial distribution: Identify potential for cross-selling with predictive analytics
How wholesalers and distributors recognize cross-selling potentials with predictive analytics. Many manufacturers now sell their products directly to end consumers via web marketplaces. Unfortunately, wholesale trade and industrial distribution are…