Organic sales narrowly dipped year-over-year as modest growth in Applied's Service Center segment offset a decline in Engineered Solutions.
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It’s one of the biggest challenges as Baby Boomers retire and young talent is prone to job-hop. Here, we analyze our latest research into what distributors told us about their efforts on this front.
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Tammy Miller spent 32 years at the electrical distributor, serving as CEO from 2006-2020.
Based in Mississauga, metalworking supplies distributor KAR had 2023 sales of about $16 million.
The distributor returns as a multi-race primary partner in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and will debut in the Cup Series.
Fourth quarter sales, profits and margins all edged up from a year earlier, and December daily sales topped November's. Get our in-depth breakdown here.
Last year's M&A news volume blew away that of 2022 & 2021. Will its pace hold up in 2024? Brown Gibbons Lang & Company's (BGL) Kevin Sargent joins to discuss what's driving distribution M&A and why it's outpacing the manufacturing sector.
The merger between BradyIFS and Envoy Solutions resulted in a JanSan, foodservice disposables and industrial packaging products distributor with about $5 billion in annual revenue.
Our latest forecast called for downward revisions, snapping a three-month streak of optimistic revenue trends.
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The final part of this series explores commentary from a panel of executives on what they’d do differently with a career restart and advice for younger talent.
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See the slate of industry events during the first half of 2024 that are on MDM's radar.
Plimpton & Hills is a 125-year-old, family-owned distributor with more than 20 locations across Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York.
Mike Hockett introduces MDM's December 2023 Premium Monthly issue by examining the year that was in 2023 and its biggest developments.
The figures signalled a bumpy period for fellow metalworking and MRO supplies distributors.
The distribution and supply chain sector saw healthy month-to-month growth in project counts, with Texas leading the way geographically.
Derived from COO Joe Limbaugh’s fireside session at MDM’s 2023 SHIFT Conference, we dive into Motion’s 5-year and ongoing organizational transformation.
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One year after plumbing distributor Hajoca took majority ownership of HVACR distributor GA Larson, we chat with the latter’s chairman on that relationship and the path forward.
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It makes for 10 deals completed by Singer during 2023.
It strengthens Stellar's product offering in the U.S. mid-south and further enhances its VMI and cost savings program.
Mike Hockett extracts commentary from a panel discussion between STAFDA distributors, manufacturers and rep agents on what they voiced as their biggest challenge: talent management.
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