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Commentary: Manage What You Can Control: A Solid Strategy for the Back Half of 2021

Despite the challenges around inflation and supply chain, many distributors are focused on improving talent management.

July 23, 2021

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If you’ll recall, top themes that came out of the first quarter’s MDM-Baird quarterly survey included inflation concerns and supply chain struggles. It’s more of the same for 2Q21, including the fact that distributors still remain optimistic about growth. There is good reason for the optimism: The second quarter ended with revenues 7.7% above Baird’s forecast, with a two-year stacked growth of 10.5%. Revenue growth outlook — at 9.9% in 1Q — is now 14%, according to the survey of more than 500 distribution industry respondents. Read more details in this issue’s feature story, “Distributors…

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