The New Economic Environment

Things will not revert to the way they were.  

The new economic environment is a term intended to capture the breadth and depth of changes to the perceptions and realities that now exist globally across industries, sectors, and companies.  The crisis was not just an event, but a catalyst that precipitated a series of ongoing, fundamental changes.  Things will not revert to the way they were.

This new economic environment is characterized by increased volatility, uncertainty, and unpredictability.  Any one of these represent a significant challenge to the effective and efficient management of a wholesale distribution company, but when all three exist to a very large extent-- and high levels of complexity are also added to the equation--the landscape becomes challenging indeed.

ACTION POINT: Wholesaler-distributors will need to understand and be prepared to capitalize on deep, ongoing shifts in the structure of the U.S. economy, deploy new business models, and explore new sources of capital and funding.