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The outlook for wholesale distribution in 2016

A survey of key business objectives and challenges facing wholesale distribution companies

Published November 2016

A soft economy and sagging sales have dampened expectations for 2016, although distributors and manufacturers still expect modest revenue growth this year, according to respondents in this industry outlook survey for 2016 from NetSuite in partnership with modern distribution management.

Nearly 40 percent of respondents expect revenue growth of 5 percent to 10 percent for the year with a handful of sectors consumer products, chemicals and Plastics, grocery and food services, and pharmaceutical projecting especially strong growth.