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2020

Commentary: Distribution’s Value: Rebuilding for the Next Normal

MDM’s Tom Gale is optimistic that over the next several months distribution will play such a critical role in getting our economy off its back and to fully functioning capacity as quickly as possible.

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A 3-Step Process to Mitigate Coronavirus Supply Chain Shock Waves

Failure to monitor automated supply chain replenishment could result in a vicious cycle with companies throughout the supply chain experiencing warehouses full of the wrong products and little cash to rectify their situations.

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John Brooks digital sales playbook

Revenue Recovery: Transition Your Sales Team to Remote Selling

Four critical actions to take for an effective transition of sales teams to this new environment include reassurances about compensation, addressing performance gaps, elevating customer conversations and training on new customer interactions.

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Download this Issue as a PDF: May 10, 2020

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The anecdote to uncertainty is information. In this issue of MDM Premium, our quarterly MDM-Baird data issue, you’ll find the latest information on how hundreds of distributors and manufacturers are responding to the coronavirus pandemic, as well as their projections for the second quarter and full year. We bring you analysis from Baird’s David Manthey, who breaks down market conditions and how the industry is planning to come out of the downturn. You’ll also find the first quarter pricing trends report as well as sales and inventory trends and distribution financial metrics and trading multiples from Houlihan Lokey.

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Distribution’s Value: Rebuilding for the Next Normal

MDM’s Tom Gale is optimistic that over the next several months distribution will play such a critical role in getting our economy off its back and to fully functioning capacity as quickly as possible.

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Orders for Manufactured Technology Goods Down 10.3% in March

New orders for manufactured durable goods in March, down following three consecutive monthly increases, decreased $36.6 billion or 14.7% to $212.6 billion, down from the previously published 14.4% decrease.

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Fastenal 2021 net sales 4Q

Fastenal Posts 7% April Daily Sales Growth on Safety Surge Buys

A follow-up phone call to the industrial distributors mid-April 1Q report provides detail behind dramatic shifts in growth rate, with EVP and CFO Holden Lewis highlighting how the company is pivoting to meet changing customer demands.

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