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MDM’s 2026 Women in Distribution series continues with five leaders whose careers reflect the industry’s growing global reach, strategic complexity and evolving leadership demands.

MDM continues its 2026 Women in Distribution series by spotlighting five honorees and leaders making an impact across the industry — from technology leadership to sales growth and organizational transformation.

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.