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Singer Industrial Case Study
$195.00Add to cartRelease Date: June 2026
How has Singer Industrial grown into a 55-plus-company platform while preserving local leadership and culture? This MDM Case Study explores the industrial rubber, fluid power and automation distributor’s coordinated autonomy model, acquisition strategy and technology investments that are helping drive scale, efficiency and long-term growth.
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MDM 2Q26 Forecast Report
$395.00Add to cartThis comprehensive MDM 2Q26 Forecast is a guide to the U.S. wholesale distribution economy, providing a historical, current and future snapshot of numerous key economic indicators in one convenient place along with our exclusive sector-specific forecasts for 19 different product categories. Its economic indicator data is updated through May 15.
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Singer Industrial Case Study
$195.00Release Date: June 2026
How has Singer Industrial grown into a 55-plus-company platform while preserving local leadership and culture? This MDM Case Study explores the industrial rubber, fluid power and automation distributor’s coordinated autonomy model, acquisition strategy and technology investments that are helping drive scale, efficiency and long-term growth.
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Ludwig Meister Case Study
$195.00Release Date: April 2026
Ludwig Meister shows how disciplined sequencing — not flashy tech — drives real innovation. Authored by former MDM CEO and Editor Tom Gale, this case study details how the German distributor built a data-driven, AI-enabled operation by prioritizing internal processes, clean data and execution before transforming sales and customer experience.
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LINC Systems Case Study
$195.00Release Date: July 2025
This deep dive report — authored by MDM’s Tom Gale — traces the strategic components of LINC Systems’ service-first model and growth trajectory, as well as the key inflection points that created the fasteners distributor’s formula for success.
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Watsco Case Study
$195.00Release Date: January 2025
Watsco has achieved a marketing-leading position in HVACR distribution through a combination of deep supplier partnerships, a buy-and-build philosophy and a technology-first mindset. We examine the company’s recent evolution from how it got here to where it’s going.
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MSC Industrial Supply Case Study
$195.00Release Date: March 2025
The metalworking and MRO supplies distributor has successfully transitioned from a catalog-driven product house that relied on spot-buys to its role today as a digitally-driven, “Mission Critical” company. Here’s how.
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Ferguson Case Study
$195.00Release Date: October 2024
This case study explores the plumbing, HVACR, PVF and industrial supplies distributor’s past decade of growth through diversification, private branding, increased customer loyalty and more.
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Wesco Case Study
$195.00Release Date: August 2024
Wesco’s acquisition of Anixter in 2020 positioned the company atop the North American electrical supplies distribution market. This case study analyzes the key transformation levers Wesco has deployed across the dimension of growth, culture, digital and data to scale and innovate its value proposition.
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Fastenal Case Study
$195.00Release Date: April 2024
This report examines Fastenal’s strategic pivots over the past ten years – digital, self-service, product mix, sales specialization and more – that have created one of the highest performing North American distributors as measured across most financial benchmarks.
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May 2026 Premium Monthly Report
$195.00Our May issue is packed with articles that cover the margin pressure gap between large and small distributors; a deep dive into Grainger’s impressive 1Q; parts 2 and 3 of Tom Gale’s data analytics series; updates on DNOW’s MRC Global integration and ERP headaches; our monthly MDM Forecast and M&A Roundup; a Wiring products Market Profile; and more.
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April 2026 Premium Monthly Report
$195.00Our April issue contains articles that complete our deep dive Stellar Industrial Supply research on the state of pricing power; why manual cost updates are bleeding margin; a Fastenal financials analysis; our monthly MDM Forecast and M&A Roundup; a Wiring products Market Profile; and more.
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March 2026 Premium Monthly Report
$195.00Our March issue is packed with articles that complete our deep dive series on distributors Singer Industrial and Ludwig Meister; advice from our 2026 Women in Distribution class; an inside analysis of Grainger Show; our monthly MDM Forecast and M&A Roundup; a Cutting Tools Market Profile; and more.
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February 2026 Premium Monthly Report
$195.00February’s issue is packed with articles covering special pricing agreement management; our exclusive research on workforce challenges, distributors’ share of digital sales, and tariff-driven sourcing adjustments; DNOW’s ERP transition headaches; inside Singer Industrial’s “coordinated autonomy” operating model; a Grainger financials deep dive; our February M&A roundup; a hose products market snapshot; and more.
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January 2026 Premium Monthly Report
$195.00January’s issue contains articles that cover how to manage inventory like a retirement portfolio; our research on data center market opportunities and distributors’ 2026 tech investment plans; MSC Industrial’s new chapter marked by sales efficiency; analysis of Fastenal’s financials; a market profile on packaging supplies; and more.
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December 2025 Premium Monthly Report
$195.00December’s issue contains articles that cover Singer Equipment’s culture-centric M&A engine; how Stellar Industrial turned documented cost savings into a market-defining value proposition; Crane Group’s recent sale to PE and lessons for distributors entering the 2026 M&A cycle; a Market Profile on Abrasives; more.
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November 2025 Premium Monthly Report
$195.00November’s issue contains eight articles that cover Motion’s “Shark Tank” for technology investment; How agentic AI could transform procurement and supplier onboarding; what Amazon Business’ Gen-AI tools mean for distributors; Optimas Solutions’ growth path; our research on the industry’s top concerns entering 2026 and what distributors are spending on eCommerce; and more.
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October 2025 Premium Monthly Report
$195.00This issue’s content contains eight articles that cover distributors’ expectations for interest rate cut impacts on demand; how the industry balances prioritizing growth vs. resilience; best practices for contract pricing governance; our monthly M&A roundup; a Market Profile on HVACR; and more.
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MDM 1Q26 M&A Report
$395.00MDM’s Quarterly Distribution M&A Report is a quarterly analysis of wholesale distribution M&A activity and company EBITDA trading multiples.
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MDM 2Q26 Forecast Report
$395.00This comprehensive MDM 2Q26 Forecast is a guide to the U.S. wholesale distribution economy, providing a historical, current and future snapshot of numerous key economic indicators in one convenient place along with our exclusive sector-specific forecasts for 19 different product categories. Its economic indicator data is updated through May 15.
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MDM 1Q26 MarketPulse Report
$395.00MDM’s 1Q26 MarketPulse Report consists of the quarterly results, analysis and commentary from the latest Baird-MDM Industrial Distribution Survey — conducted early April — that explored revenue performance, pricing and business expectations for the current quarter and rest-of-year. It includes a wealth of market-specific data and commentary from survey respondents.
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MDM 4Q25 M&A Report
$395.00MDM’s Quarterly Distribution M&A Report is a quarterly analysis of wholesale distribution M&A activity and company EBITDA trading multiples.
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MDM 4Q25 MarketPulse Report
$395.00MDM’s 4Q25 MarketPulse Report consists of the quarterly results, analysis and commentary from the latest Baird-MDM Industrial Distribution Survey – conducted Jan. 5-12 – that explored revenue performance, pricing and business expectations for the current quarter and rest-of-year.
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MDM 1Q26 Forecast Report
$395.00This comprehensive MDM 1Q26 Forecast is a guide to the U.S. wholesale distribution economy, providing a historical, current and future snapshot of numerous key economic indicators in one convenient place along with our exclusive sector-specific forecasts for 19 different product categories. This report was freshly updated in late February.
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MDM 3Q25 MarketPulse Report
$395.00MDM’s 3Q25 MarketPulse Report consists of the quarterly results, analysis and commentary from the latest Baird-MDM Industrial Distribution Survey – conducted early October – that explored revenue performance, pricing and expectations for the current quarter and rest-of-year.
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MDM 3Q25 M&A Report
$395.00MDM’s Quarterly Distribution M&A Report is a quarterly analysis of wholesale distribution M&A activity and company EBITDA trading multiples.
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The Little Black Book of Strategic Planning for Distributors – eBook
$59.95Release Date: July 2020
Brent Grover’s latest book on the wholesale distribution industry, The Little Black Book of Strategic Planning for Distributors, is published by Modern Distribution Management. This book is a practical and timeless guide for building a strategic plan for a wholesale distribution company. It includes case studies, exhibits and end-of-chapter questions for your management team. Take it one chapter at a time, or use the full book as a blueprint for formulating a long-term plan for your company. Concise and easy-to-read, this book is the perfect primer on planning for distributors.
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Distributor’s Guide to Analytics – eBook
$59.95Release Date: April 2020
Analytics has evolved rapidly in wholesale distribution channels, fueled in part by the explosion of technology innovation over the past several years but also because of the industry’s natural lifecycle. Companies that establish and build analytic capability can stay ahead of the recent waves of disruption.
No matter where your company is on the spectrum of analytics adoption and thinking, the Distributor’s Guide to Analytics will improve your decision making – and your bottom line.
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Singer Industrial Case Study
$195.00Release Date: June 2026
How has Singer Industrial grown into a 55-plus-company platform while preserving local leadership and culture? This MDM Case Study explores the industrial rubber, fluid power and automation distributor’s coordinated autonomy model, acquisition strategy and technology investments that are helping drive scale, efficiency and long-term growth.
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May 2026 Premium Monthly Report
$195.00Our May issue is packed with articles that cover the margin pressure gap between large and small distributors; a deep dive into Grainger’s impressive 1Q; parts 2 and 3 of Tom Gale’s data analytics series; updates on DNOW’s MRC Global integration and ERP headaches; our monthly MDM Forecast and M&A Roundup; a Wiring products Market Profile; and more.
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April 2026 Premium Monthly Report
$195.00Our April issue contains articles that complete our deep dive Stellar Industrial Supply research on the state of pricing power; why manual cost updates are bleeding margin; a Fastenal financials analysis; our monthly MDM Forecast and M&A Roundup; a Wiring products Market Profile; and more.
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MDM 1Q26 M&A Report
$395.00MDM’s Quarterly Distribution M&A Report is a quarterly analysis of wholesale distribution M&A activity and company EBITDA trading multiples.
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MDM 2Q26 Forecast Report
$395.00This comprehensive MDM 2Q26 Forecast is a guide to the U.S. wholesale distribution economy, providing a historical, current and future snapshot of numerous key economic indicators in one convenient place along with our exclusive sector-specific forecasts for 19 different product categories. Its economic indicator data is updated through May 15.
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New
MDM 1Q26 MarketPulse Report
$395.00MDM’s 1Q26 MarketPulse Report consists of the quarterly results, analysis and commentary from the latest Baird-MDM Industrial Distribution Survey — conducted early April — that explored revenue performance, pricing and business expectations for the current quarter and rest-of-year. It includes a wealth of market-specific data and commentary from survey respondents.
