Ad-ology Research recently updated their Industry Marketing Insights report for Electrical Supply Distributors. The following are the predicted Top 5 Opportunities/Challenges from the report for this industry for the upcoming 12 months:

• Industrial clients seek to streamline costs by using suppliers to manage stocking and administration of MRO or maintenance, repair and operating supplies.
• The recession and drop in construction continues to challenge business activity in this industry.
• Large vendors plan to expand into smaller, local and fragmented markets to increase their business base.
• Up to 60% of electrical distributors plan to begin selling solar panels.
• Federal government’s embrace of energy efficiency may mean higher sales in new technology light fixtures.

The Industry Marketing Insights report for Electrical Supply Distributors is available on Ad-ology.com (Research Store) for $195 USD with local market data for any U.S. market.

[Source: Ad-ology Research, February 5, 2010]