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MDM kicks off its 2026 Women in Distribution series by spotlighting five honorees and leaders making an impact across the industry — from supply chain innovation to operational transformation and team development.

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MDM Forecast: March Update

Our latest update shows a major upgrade for the U.S. wholesale distribution industry’s 2026 annual revenues – heavily skewed by oil pricing assumptions tied to the Iran conflict. Get your much more valuable sector-specific revenue...

Unified commerce platforms paired with agentic AI are helping distributors eliminate “phantom margin loss,” optimize fulfillment and unlock real-time decision-making — shifting operations from reactive workflows to autonomous, profit-driven systems that boost growth, efficiency and...

Presented by MDM and recognizing a collection of women pivotal to their company’s growth, innovation and leadership, see our class of 20 honorees, to be followed by a series of profile articles.

The strategic shift comes alongside what UPS describes as the largest network reconfiguration in its 118-year history. Here’s the key details and what distributors should watch for.

Our February issue is packed with articles covering special pricing agreement management; our exclusive research on workforce challenges, distributors’ share of digital sales and tariff-driven sourcing adjustments; DNOW’s ERP transition headaches; inside Singer Industrial’s “coordinated...