Anixter Touts Selling to End Users

Author: John Honovich, Published on Jul 27, 2016

Anixter's track record of selling to end users inspires much negativity in the industry.

But Anixter's CEO has a different take on it.

In this note, we examine a new declaration from Anixter's CEO on how they are expanding end user sales.

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Comments (35)

Undisclosed #1

07/27/16 05:51pm

******* *****, **** ***** *********/************ **** ******** ***** ** ******/*******/******* all ******** ********** **** ****** ******* *** *****.

** ****, **** **** ***********/********* **** ******** *********** **** **** have ********* ** ***** ******** ******.

******* *** **** *********** ** **** **** **** ***** ** very ***** *********/************ **** ******* "****-***********."

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Luis Carmona

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 07/27/16 06:15pm

** *****'* **** *** ******, *** ** **** **** * fair ****** ** ******* **** ***** "****-***********".

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Scot MacTaggart

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 07/27/16 07:05pm

* *** ** ** ** *** *******, ** ***, *** users **** ************ **** "********** ***********" ** *** ******* *****...*** the ****** ***** ****'* ******* *** **** ** **** ***** jobs.

Greg Thornbury

Facility Solutions Group, Inc. | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 07/28/16 01:30pm

** ******** ** ** ** ** *** *******, *********. ** happened **** **** ****, **** **** **** ***** *******; ** many ***** ** ****** ** **** ** ************* *** ************ since **** ** **** ***** ******** ** ** ** ******* services *** ***** ******** *** *** ****** ********* **** ****** with *** *****/***/******* *** ************ *********** *****.

Undisclosed #2

07/27/16 06:11pm

**********'* ***** ********: ** *** **** "****"!

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Darrel Cross

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 07/27/16 11:39pm

* ****, ***'* * **** ********* *****? ***

Undisclosed Integrator #3

07/27/16 07:00pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #4

07/28/16 02:50pm

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Scot MacTaggart

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #4 | 07/28/16 03:07pm

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Mark Palka

IPVMU Certified | 07/28/16 03:13pm

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Mark Palka | 07/28/16 03:48pm

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Undisclosed #2

In reply to Brian Karas | 07/28/16 09:27pm

****, ****** ******* ******** ***********:

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**, ******.** (*** ****** ******* ************ *** *** ******* ************), are ** *********** ****** ****** ***** *********** ** "******" ******* products. ** **** **** ******** ********* *******, ** ***** ******** and ******** *** ****** ***** ** *** ** *** *** past * *****. *******, ** *** ****** ******** ** ****** that, **** ***** *** ** ****, *** ******** ********* **** decided ** ******** ** *** ****** ** *** ***** ********* directly. *** **** ******, ** **** ** ****** *** ** suspend ********* ******* *** *** ****** ******* ********. ** *** have ********* * ****** ****** ******** **** ** ** **** one ** *** ********** *********, ********* ******* ** ***** ********* via ***** ** *******@******.**.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

07/28/16 04:15pm

************* *** **** ** ******* ***** ************ **** ******* ** end-users ** **** ******. ** ** **** *** *** **** typically ******* **** **** ******** ******** ****** ** ******* **** the ***, *** **** ******* *** *********** ** ****** ***** reseller *** ***** ** ***** ** ** *** **. ** if **** ************* ******** *** ***** ****** *** *** ****** to ***-**** * ***** *** **** ** ******* ************* ******* that ****** *** *******.

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #5 | 07/28/16 04:51pm

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*** ** *** *********** ** ******** ** ***** **** ** not ****** * *** ** ****** *** *** ************, *** manufacturer *** ****** ********* ** ** *** ** ***** *** to ******* ****.

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Brian Karas | 07/28/16 05:49pm

*** ** *** *********** ** ******** ** ***** **** ** not ****** * *** ** ****** *** *** ************, *** manufacturer *** ****** ********* ** ** *** ** ***** *** to ******* ****.

***********, ****** ******** ** ******* ********** ********* ** **** ************* thru ********** ****** ******** **** ************ ****** ** *****. :)

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 07/28/16 06:03pm

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Undisclosed #2

In reply to Brian Karas | 07/28/16 06:20pm

* **** ***** **** *** ***** *** **** ******* ** hassle **********, *.*. *** *** ****, *** ***** *** ****** comment, *** ***** *****; *** ***** ******* ************ *********.

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

In reply to Brian Karas | 07/28/16 10:54pm

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Undisclosed #1

07/28/16 06:00pm

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**, *********** **** ****** ****** *** ***** ** **********. ********** cuts ****** ******* *** ***** ** ********** ** "******* ****" sale.

** **** *** ********** ***** ********* *** **** ****--** **** distributor. *** ***-**** **** ** ****** ** *** **** ** "self **********." ** **** * ***/***/*** *** *** ** ********?

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 07/28/16 06:04pm

**** ****** ************ ** ***** ****** '***** **********'.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #7

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 07/28/16 09:33pm

******* *** *** ****.

Undisclosed #8

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 07/29/16 03:35am

** **** ** ****: ***** *** ****** **** *** ********* who *** ****** ******* ** ****** ** ** ** ******** surveillance ******. ** **** *** ***** ** **** *******, **** let ****. * *********** ****** ***** **** * ******** ** pass ******* *** **** ****.

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Undisclosed Integrator #6

07/28/16 06:05pm

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Ari Erenthal

Chesapeake & Midlantic | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #6 | 07/28/16 06:26pm

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Undisclosed #2

In reply to Ari Erenthal | 07/28/16 06:30pm

*. **** *** **** **** ********* ** * *****?

*. *********? **, ***** *********.

:)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #7

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 07/28/16 09:35pm

*** *** * **** ** ********* ** ********* ******* *** US *********?

Undisclosed Integrator #6

In reply to Ari Erenthal | 07/28/16 06:38pm

***:

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Undisclosed #2

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #6 | 07/28/16 06:56pm

***, *'* ******** *** ***'* *** **** ********** **** ** NC:

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Scot MacTaggart

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 07/28/16 09:48pm

**. ****. ******.

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Marty Major

In reply to Ari Erenthal | 07/29/16 04:08am

***,

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Undisclosed #2

In reply to Marty Major | 07/29/16 04:39am

**** **** *** ********, ***** ********!

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Marty Calhoun

IPVMU Certified | 07/28/16 06:10pm

** ** ***** **** ******* **** *** ********** *** ******* that *** ******* **** **** **** *** ******** ******* ** make * ****** ***** ****.

**** ******---***** *** **** **** ***** ****** *** * **** emergency..

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Craig Mc Cluskey

07/29/16 01:23am
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Undisclosed #2

07/29/16 01:48am

*** ******* **** ****** ******* ****, * ****** ***.

*****,

* ***** **** **** ***** **** *** ** ***** ******* directly ** ** ***-****.

*** * ******** *******...

Undisclosed Integrator #9

08/01/16 02:00am

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** **** **** ** ******** ** ***** *** *** *** staff ***** **** ** **** ******** ******** **** *******, **** a *********, **** **** **** ************ ******.

* ***** ****** ** ******* *** **** **** ******** **** them, ** *** *****!

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