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April 2011

1Q MDM/Baird Survey: Competitive Pressures Grow

Economic Trends, Quarterly MDM-Baird Distribution Survey, Research & Analytics, Subscriber Only /

Robert W. Baird & Co., in partnership with Modern Distribution Management, conducted a survey of more than 600 distributors and manufacturers to gauge business trends and the outlook for the distribution industry in diverse sectors. Here is a summary of first-quarter results.

On average, respondents to the latest quarterly MDM/Baird survey said first-quarter revenues were up 8.7 percent year-over-year. In the fourth-quarter survey, respondents indicated sales were up 10.3 percent.

Respondents expect the positive trend to…

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Download this Issue in pdf: April 25, 2011

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Grainger Returns to Acquisitions

Companies, Facilities Maintenance (MRO), Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Subscriber Only, Top Distributor Sectors /

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One of the largest MRO distributors, Chicago, IL-based Grainger, has returned to acquisitions as a growth vehicle after several years of building and refining its branch network and sales strategy. Now, Grainger is using acquisitions to fuel growth overseas, as well as to build out key parts of its portfolio, including services and specialty brands.

On the Specialty Brands side, Grainger has been refining …

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Position Your Manufacturing or Distribution Company to Grow Post-Recession

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Distributors need to do critical and careful market research plus some hard-nosed competitive analysis.

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M&A Special Report, Part 3: Strategic Acquirers Pick Up the Pace

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Strategic buyers such as Grainger, Applied Industrial Technologies, Ferguson and other large, public and family-owned distributors are pursuing growth through acquisitions to meet market expectations, take advantage of high levels of cash on their balance sheets, and reach new geographic and product markets.

This article, the third in a series on current conditions in distribution M&A, explores strategic buyer trends in today’s distribution M&A markets.

Allan Chartier – president, CEO and owner of Midwest Industrial Tools Inc. – wasn’t necessarily looking to sell his Omaha, NE-based industrial MROP distribution company.

But when DGI Supply, a DoAll Company, approached him, he gave …

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Conference Board Leading Economic Index Remains at Record High Level in March

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The Coincident Economic Index, a measure of current economic activity, remains 4.3 percent below pre-recession levels.

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