Our recent discussion with Andrew Brown addressed how distributors stand to benefit from supporting skilled trades while debunking myths associated with them.
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The first of this three-part Premium series examines the plumbing, HVAC and industrial supplier’s scaled diversification that has put it at or near the top of many of MDM’s Top Distributors Lists.
Cheney significantly expands PFG's presence in the Southeast U.S., along with a Puerto Rico distributor acquired in July.
MDM Editors Mike Hockett and Vesna Brajkovic analyze the immense value this year's SHIFT conference provides; their biggest takeaways from the 2023 version; our 2024 agenda highlights; and why you should be there.
Month-to-month, all but two of the U.S. wholesale trade’s 19 sectors saw further regression in our August forecast.
Through a new report and an interview with someone close to QXO, MDM gleaned insights about which building materials verticals the splash-making distributor is targeting.
The former longtime editor of Industrial Distribution died on Aug. 5. See our tribute to him here, which includes commentary from colleagues that knew him best.
Distributors can consistently achieve their goals and boost their bottom line by starting with a deep understanding of their customers.
More than half of respondents in the 2Q24 Baird-MDM Distribution Survey indicated they characterized 2Q24 as slightly or much more competitive than a year earlier.
Wesco's "all things digital" leader Akash Khurana joins us to discuss what digital transformation has meant for the electrical distributor, which ramped up its initiatives on that front upon its landmark 2020 acquisition of Anixter.
Growth continued to slide across all geographies, product segments and customer end markets.
As distributors look to add to their headcount in a challenging labor market, tech experts share three ways automation can help.
While anecdotal evidence points to industry improvement in hiring and retention, we polled hundreds of distributors about their turnover rate over the past year across leadership/management and frontline roles.
Weaker than expected industrial demand certainly hasn't dampened the industry's appetite for M&A dealmaking, as MDM's reporting has shown.
Tom Gale and Mike Marks discuss the biggest challenges distributors face as they transition from a traditional outside-generalist sales process to a more adaptive, digital-forward go-to-market model.
The ruling could have far-reaching impacts on the product safety liabilities of other eMarketplace platforms.
MDM attended the distributor’s biennial event in late June to learn all about its recent innovations, strategy and path ahead.
The third and final part of this MDM Premium series provides a deep dive Wesco’s digitization strategy and how it’s constantly improving how the organization serves customers.
Here's the condensed, free version of the third and final part of an MDM Premium series that dives into Wesco’s digitization strategy and how it's constantly improving how the organization serves customers.
