MDM spoke with Field Fastener CEO Jim Derry to learn more about the company’s recent acquisition of Mid-State Bolt & Nut.
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In the second of a two-part series, John Johnson covers how distributors can take advantage of the movement to reshore sourcing and shorten supply chains.
It was a second-straight record revenue year for the wholesale trade sector. Here, we break down the key latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau.
What should we expect in economic performance, inflation, labor and more in the next two years? Mike Hockett distills takeaways from Alan Beaulieu’s economic outlook presentation at the NAW Executive Summit.
In the first of a two-part series, John Johnson examines the key factors leading manufacturers to domesticate more of their production and what distributors should keep an eye on.
We polled distributors to ask if those that lost customers amid the height of supply chain issues in the past few years are starting to see those customers return. See the exclusive results and commentary here.
Baird and MDM polled distributors about what digital projects they’ll prioritize this year. Read the exclusive analysis and commentary here.
We polled distributors about how they expect their labor and freight costs to change from 2022 to 2023. See the exclusive results and commentary here.
We polled distributors about how much pricing influenced last year’s revenue numbers. See the exclusive results and commentary here.
Ahead of MDM’s Economic Outlook webcast, Mike Hockett gave a snapshot of a handful of key indicators showing current trajectories.
With slumping economic indicators and a forecasted demand slowdown, can we expect M&A deal volume to follow suit? Mike Hockett analyzes the current state of activity as we start 2023 and the factors involved.
Successful digitalization requires a change agent. Here’s why distributors would be wise to give that role to their IT teams.
Keeping staff from seeking greener pastures has been a major challenge for distributors in recent years, and a proposed FTC rule to end noncompete clauses could take it to another level.
Mike Hockett recounts a case study that walked through the distributor’s four-year and ongoing journey that defined a digital strategy catering to an omnichannel customer experience.
We continue our year-end retrospective series with a look back at MDM’s top Premium content of 2022.
Mike Hockett dives into the numbers behind Grainger’s $1 billion U.S. digital marketplace, what Zoro has done to support its rapid growth and why there’s no slowdown in sight.
How will 2022’s biggest distribution trends and factors evolve in the year ahead? Here, we chat with Wipfli’s manufacturing and distribution partner about the technology, supply chain and labor issues that will matter most in 2023, and how curiosity may be the best way to attack them.
Mike Hockett dives into the numbers for distributors’ 2023 expectations and the latest economic indicators for the industrial economy.
Mike Hockett recounts a keynote speech on how a small dairy farm in Iowa illustrates asking ‘What is possible?’ to drive innovation for distributors.
In an exclusive interview with MDM, the MRO supplies distribution giant detailed its ongoing partnership with NASA and how it’s supporting the Artemis missions that will return humans to the moon for the first time since 1971.
