Quick Hits Video: Grainger & Fastenal’s Q4, 2016; Supplier Optimism

In this episode, we discuss Q4 and full year 2016 sales & profit figures for Big 50 distributors Grainger and Fastenal and discuss PwC's new survey findings about considerable increased market optimism among U.S. industrial manufacturers.

Jan 26, 2017

In this episode, we discuss Q4 and full year 2016 sales & profit figures for Big 50 distributors Grainger and Fastenal and discuss PwC's new survey findings about considerable increased market optimism among U.S. industrial manufacturers.

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