tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-742295261829545451.post5568252380617331099..comments2009-11-09T09:47:17.264-05:00Comments on Distribution Trends: Slow Recovery Ahead for Building Materials Distrib...Adam J. Fein, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15774296048321605590afein@pembrokeconsulting.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-742295261829545451.post-35905182465829245202009-10-28T12:10:08.718-04:002009-10-28T12:10:08.718-04:00The construction supply distribution business stil...The construction supply distribution business still has a long way to go to "right size" to available market. Retailers have shrunk significantly in numbers and headcount and maufacturers have done so as well. Wholesalers have only started that process recently. this winter promises to be a "bloodbath" in this sector. Happy Halloween!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-742295261829545451.post-28724799349759803032009-10-28T10:06:13.169-04:002009-10-28T10:06:13.169-04:00Adam:
If the construction sector is still in a mo...Adam:<br /><br />If the construction sector is still in a mode of overcapacity, as it regards distribution, how will this overcapacity be worked out? Do you see further cost cutting including jobs, consolidation, rationalizations of service inputs or all of the above? Have these distributors made enough changes given the current environment or are there more to come? And, do you see any more bankruptcies or severe financial distress that has plagued this sector in the recent past to resume, at the same pace, in the coming year(s)?Scott Benfieldhttp://benfieldconsulting.comnoreply@blogger.com