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Commentary: Key Takeaways from Distributors’ 1Q Outlook

The latest quarterly MDM-Baird Industrial Distribution survey shows distributors are paying close attention to pricing inflation, supply chain issues and technology adoption challenges.

April 23, 2021

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Likely thanks to the COVID-19 vaccine coursing through me, I have a building sense of optimism that I have not felt in over a year now. It would appear that the same goes for the majority of respondents to the latest quarterly MDM-Baird Industrial Distribution survey. Out of approximately 500 respondents, 88% of comments mentioning March 2021 performance were positive. Distributor confidence in overall 2021 performance is up as well. As of the first quarter, year over year outlook is up 9.9%. You’ll see in this issue’s feature story, “

Distributors Optimistic about Strength of Post-COVID…

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