John muldowney clarity marketing
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Buying Groups And Dealer Education
I’ve been having conversations about changes in the structure of the equipment and supplies market with a number of leading manufacturers the past few weeks.
Employees at Clarity Marketing ; David Woolley ; John Muldowney.
A clear trend is the impact of consolidation. Now that the Great Recession is mostly over and credit is flowing more or less freely, we’ve seen a wave of mergers and sales among chains, among E&S manufacturers and among dealers.
And we expect more.
The result is more and more purchasing power is being wielded by the larger entities, whether they be chains and their purchasing co-ops, foodservice management companies, group purchasing organizations or dealer buying groups.
At the dealer level, the purchasing power of the leading buying groups is quite astounding.
Our forecasting partner John Muldowney, principal at Clarity Marketing, did some analysis for our recent President’s Preview E&S Market Forecast meeting that demonstrates the point clearly. Of the 10