Distributor Pricing: The Right Tools for Establishing a Competitive Advantage

Pricing strategy is one of distributors' top business concerns, and it's undergoing a revolution.

Apr 27th, 2020

Unit 202 ProductionsEric SorensenMike HockettAnna Wells

Pricing strategy is one of distributors' top business concerns, and it's undergoing a revolution fueled by data, analytics and powerful digital capabilities. Here, Industrial Distribution editors and several industry experts discuss what elements of distributor pricing are changing, and the tools being used to do so.

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