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How Global Industrial Became a Distribution Outperformer

Mike Hockett recounts his fireside chat with Barry Litwin at MDM's SHIFT conference, where the CEO detailed how the company actioned its many recent initiatives.

October 30, 2023

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Business transformation stories have long been a hallmark of MDM, as we know our audience appreciates learning from examples of distributors that have applied change management tactics to drive the company forward. One of the more exciting and ongoing examples we’re keeping an eye on is from Global Industrial Company, No. 26 on MDM’s 2023 Top Industrial Distributors list.

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from Systemax in 2021 to reflect its focus on industrial and MRO supplies, the Port Washington, New York-based company has seen its annual revenue climb from $897 million in 2018 to $1.17 billion in 2022, and…

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