MSC cited complexities in its web pricing realignment rollout as hurting March-May results, alongside weakness in heavy manufacturing.
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Our highly anticipated annual feature is now available to view and download. Explore our 20 different lists to see distribution’s biggest movers and shakers.
The U.S. wholesale distribution’s sector’s overall revenue outlook for 2024 moved more aligned with its historical growth average, with an even better 2025 to follow.
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Having retired at the end of May, Ted Cowie joins to reflect on evolving sales strategies during his four decades in the industry, particularly in his 10+ years at Motion.
Our free Top Distributors webcast is followed by the go-live of our downloadable PDF and web listings that same day.
The electrical distributor detailed a new operating model, new distribution centers and new leadership changes.
It will result in a new division within AD that represents more than 700 independent electrical distributors in the U.S.
Pennslyvania-based industrial and fluid power distributor Motion & Control Enterprises marks its 12th acquisition since 2023.
After a few solid but unspectacular months for deal volume, May spiked to the most distribution deals tracked by MDM since at least the start of 2023.
Leaders from ABC Supply and Uline took the No. 1 and 5 spots on the annual Forbes list, topping well-known celebrities.
It adds six branches and 130 employees across Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
As a primer for MDM’s July 10 Virtual Sales Summit, this episode dives into the transforming landscape of distribution sales models and the deeper challenges that reps face in the marketplace today.
Consumer apps like Uber, Lyft and Doordash have taken the gig economy to new heights. Here, we discuss how distributors can also take advantage.
Eighteen Brenntag warehouse workers and truck drivers have been locked out of the company's Richmond, CA location since May 21. See commentary from both sides here.
We're off Monday in observance of Memorial Day in the U.S., so Update will be back in action Tuesday morning.
The company is set to separate its electronics and water businesses from its industrial unit.
Two executives from the U.S. northeast distributor join to discuss the strategy behind its rapid recent growth and how it's made it all work.
Examine the potential rooftop solar has for distributors’ ROI, and review a case study of a small distributor getting results from recent installations.
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The industrial pure wholesaler was launched in 2017, catering to distributors and other resellers.
Mirroring the latest MDM Forecast, revenue forecasts from manufacturing respondent now expect low single-digit revenue growth.
