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What are Distributors Doing to Recruit and Retain Talent? Here’s What They Told Us

We share new comments from distributors regarding whether they plan to use new or unique strategies to recruit and retain employees. It illustrates that some are faring much better than others.

October 19, 2022

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Since the COVID-19 pandemic started in early 2020, recruiting and retaining quality workers has been an issue for companies of all sizes, including many distributors that also have dealt with inflation, pricing and supply chain challenges. But unlike issues such as the supply chain — which has gradually improved throughout 2022 — there aren't many signs of improvement regarding the labor situation for distributors. The labor issue entering 2022's fourth quarter seems to be just as difficult as it was 6-12 months ago despite a significant effort by distributors to combat it. This past May, MDM

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