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The Q2 Pulse of Lighting results highlighted that electrical distribution channel lighting sales were lagging overall industry performance. The recent Q3 results further emphasis that this product category continues to lag performance, essentially flat with Q2.

Pay by Experience Level for Project Coordinator This survey shows the national average pay for Project Coordinators based on experience level.

“Putting customers first”. This adage requires no explanation but has become more critical today than ever before. The pandemic has placed tremendous pressure on product supply and demand, lead times and service requirements, resulting in a new customer persona that businesses must contend with to save market share.

Wholesale Trade Sales - August 2021 Sales in the wholesale trade sector rose 0.3% in August to $70.3 billion, the first increase following two months of declines. The modest overall increase in the sector was the result of noticeable movements among the seven subsectors.

Siemens Drummondville QC manufacturing/assembly facility has achieved multiple quality assurance achievements over the years, embracing a strong culture of safety and discipline amongst our team of professional experts. #siemens Canada proudly serves the construction, high-rise, residential, institutional, industrial, oil & gas, mining and data center markets.

Monthly Survey of Manufacturing - August 2021 Following a 1.2% decline in July, manufacturing sales increased 0.5% to $60.3 billion in August, on higher sales of petroleum and coal (+7.3%), chemicals (+6.3) and primary metals (+3.3%). Sales of wood products (-17.1%), motor vehicles (-8.7%) and motor vehicle parts (-10.5%) declined the most. On a year-over-year basis, total sales were up 14.9% in August.

Investment in Residential Building Construction - August 2021 Investment in building construction decreased 2.0% to $17.7 billion in August, a fourth consecutive monthly decline. Residential construction was down 2.9% for the month, while investment in non-residential construction edged up 0.6%.

In response to the urgent need to ensure a truly effective energy transition across the country, the Institut de l'énergie Trottier at Polytechnique Montréal, in partnership with e3c Hub–HEC Montréal and the firm ESMIA, has published Canadian Energy Outlook 2021: Horizon 2060.

Disability is often overlooked when discussing diversity, equity and inclusion, especially in a work context. With recent high-profile social movements centring on race and gender, disability may be less present in our conversations.

Monthly Estimates of Business Openings and Closures, May 2021

Statistics Canada There were slightly fewer active businesses (-0.1%; -1,208) in May compared with a month earlier, marking the first time since May 2020 that the number of closures outpaced openings.

The number of business openings decreased by 11.5%, the largest percentage decrease since December 2018 and the second consecutive month with negative growth (Chart 1). The number of business closures declined by 2.9%, following a 2.5% increase in April. The decline in the number of business openings in May was largely driven by fewer entrants (-16.4%). The number of entrants in May was below the 2015-to-2019 average for the first time since August 2020.

488 Days: Thoughts on the COVID Period — March 17, 2020 to July 17, 2021

By John Kerr

Looking back to early 2020, the industry entered the first quarter with a sense of a solid year ahead, one that would easily eclipse 2019, and then in mid-March the brakes went on and relatively quickly.

On both the supplier and distribution sides, many took a reactionary stance and then quietly planned their next moves. Thinking differently, adding stock and doubling down on inventory, looking at alternative shipping methods and figuring out how to stay close to the customer are among the attributes of those that pivoted well and have come out of the dark in great shape.

Non-Mortgage Borrowing From Chartered Banks in March 2020 Shattered the Previous Record

Non-Mortgage Borrowing from Chartered Banks in March 2020 The outstanding credit debt of private non-financial corporations doubled from the height of the financial crisis in 2008 to early 2020. At the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, businesses added a record $52.1 billion in credit debt to their balance sheets. However, according to a new study, as other sources of financing became available and businesses adapted to the pandemic, outstanding loan balances with banks declined for eight consecutive months.

The study Trends in Canadian business debt financing: Before and during COVID-19 looks at the types of credit debt private non-financial corporations incurred prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic, and examines how they used that liquidity to weather the economic turbulence during this period.

Investment in Building Construction Dipped 1.9% in May

Investment in building construction cooled slightly in May, decreasing 1.9% to $19.4 billion. This was the first drop in seven months. Residential construction investment (-2.7%) was down for the first time since April 2020, while non-residential construction increased slightly.

On a constant dollar basis (2012=100), investment in building construction declined 2.7% to $14.8 billion in May.

By David Gordon

As we transition from the pandemic many wonder about the future of sales, meaning, “What will the sales process (sales model) look like in the future,” and, essentially, “What is the role of / for outside salespeople?”

In reality, this question was asked pre-pandemic as management lamented that Sales wasn’t being as productive as they desired. Companies are always seeking to improve their processes, whether it is having salespeople better penetrate accounts, identify and call on new customers, use a different (new?) sales method...

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