Mike Hockett analyzes the MRO products giant’s physical presence, which has surpassed 30 million square feet.
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New manufacturing business models are disrupting traditional distribution channels, creating risks and opportunities. Several actions can allow distributors to add value for OEMs alongside growth and profitability for themselves.
Mike Hockett dives into the distributor’s sponsorship of a NASCAR XFINITY Series race car, focusing on the many benefits the distributor is seeing from it.
We examine the latest economic trending data as it pertains to wholesale distributors, including their revenue expectations through next year.
The proposed rule would expand federal purchasing recommendations across existing and new-purchase categories in healthcare, laboratories, professional services, foodservice, uniforms and clothing.
After re-acquiring HD Supply in 2020, The Home Depot reveals plans for the MRO distributor’s role in expanding market reach.
In the latest Baird-MDM quarterly industrial distribution survey, we asked how manufacturers could make partnerships more efficient. See our analysis and plenty of respondent commentary.
We distill results of the 2Q23 Baird-MDM Industrial Distribution Survey’s polling of respondent expectations for the impact of government programs and reshoring on theIr businesses in the next 5-10 years.
“The tone on the ground is one of leveling rather than significant declines,” said MSC CEO Erik Gershwind during a June 29 3Q earning call.
We examine the quantitative and qualitative aspectsof that question, which was asked in the new 2Q23 Baird-MDM Distribution Survey.
Full-year revenue expectations soured for a second-straight month, falling from a slight gain to decline. Mike Hockett recaps those figures and more.
Vesna Brajkovic details how Home Depot targets a market typically served by wholesale distributors with its plans to be a one-stop-shop for complex contractor projects.
Within the distributor-supplier relationship, product information sharing can be hard to come by. But here, Mike Hockett details a partnership between ARG Industrial and Midland Industries as a winning example.
Distribution consultant Brent Grover joins MDM’s Tom Gale to discuss customer immersion as a best practice for developing breakthrough products and services, and distribution’s M&A landscape.
Mike Hockett distills key takeaways from a new MDM whitepaper and webcast on the topic of customer experience and what distributors are doing to improve it.
Mike Hockett breaks down the latest economic indicators, wholesale sector data and industry sentiment, which points to improved full-year outlook.
Global Industrial CEO Barry Litwin shares what made Indoff the perfect fit to be the industrial distributor’s first acquisition since 2015.
MDM spoke with BlackHawk Industrial CEO John Mark to learn more about the company’s recent acquisition of Chattanooga-based Stock’d Supply.
Lowe’s reports a more positive outlook on Pro customer sales as projects shrink and Pros work through backlogs.
Randy MacLean shares the most effective analytics used by companies to actually control their results and appease all stakeholders.
