Human Resources

MDM Research: The State of Labor Turnover in Wholesale Distribution

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.

August 2, 2024

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Alongside the economy, labor is perhaps the most evergreen topic of discussion within wholesale distribution. With seemingly endless factors at play, companies in this industry each have their own recipe for attracting the talent they need, and getting it to stay. Now several years removed from the peak job-hopping seen in the immediate post-pandemic environment as firms in all industries figured out how to offer flexibility to their staff, distributors have had plenty of time to refine their talent strategy. That doesn’t mean everyone is doing well on this front. As MDM’s research continues…

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