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Rexel’s newly-announced GCG acquisition extends a multiyear expansion that has strengthened its North American footprint while adding automation, connectivity and engineered services. Tracing those deals reveals how the company’s growth strategy is evolving — and what it signals for electrical distribution’s next phase of consolidation.
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Oct 19-23, 2026 | Columbus, OH
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Release Date: September 23, 2026
This MDM Case Study examines how Grainger continues to outgrow the MRO market through a connected operating model built on High-Touch customer solutions, curated assortment, private label, digital commerce, data intelligence and fulfillment scale.
220+ distributors ranked across 20 sectors. The definitive annual benchmark.
Market Analysis
Sales growth accelerated and operating profit jumped, even as pricing contributed less. But September missed street forecast and Fastenal’s seasonal benchmark. Here, we break down the quarterly results, monthly metrics and implications for industrial distributors.
October 14, 2026
Data & Analytics
Moving flawed data to the cloud or dressing it up with a dashboard doesn’t make it modern. This piece explains why real data modernization starts with clean inputs, clear ownership and common definitions — then puts trustworthy information where employees can use it to improve decisions, margins and customer service.
October 13, 2026
Economic Trends
U.S. wholesale sales accelerated in August, rising 1.8% as 16 of 19 product categories posted monthly gains. Durable goods led the advance — especially for those tied to data centers — while inventory growth slowed considerably, pushing the industry’s inventories-to-sales ratio lower. Get our full data breakdown and analysis of what it signals for distributors.
October 8, 2026
Strategy
MDM got an inside look at Global Industrial’s national trade show, where the MRO distributor’s product breadth offered a window into its growing focus on customer verticals and deeper account relationships.
October 8, 2026
Pricing
Surcharges and price increases that were never meant to be permanent may still be sitting in distributors’ price books. It may be time to revisit what still holds up — and what doesn’t.
October 6, 2026
Mergers & Acquisitions
Get our rundown of every deal we published during September, along with our updated monthly deal count and breakdown of year-to-date transactions by product category.
October 1, 2026
Our new-look Intelligence Brief synthesizes our monthly Premium articles into a six-page report that distills key takeaways from that content. The perfect quick read for busy executives.
