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How has Singer Industrial grown into a 55-plus-company platform while preserving local leadership and culture? This MDM Case Study explores the industrial rubber, fluid power and automation distributor’s coordinated autonomy model, acquisition strategy and technology...
ParkOhio subsidiary Supply Technologies is making the largest investment in its history. On the MDM Podcast, President Brian Norris shares how a new $20 million distribution center and a tech overhaul will position the distributor...
Our May issue is packed with articles that cover the margin pressure gap between large and small distributors; a deep dive into Grainger’s impressive 1Q; parts 2 and 3 of Tom Gale’s data analytics series;...
This piece analyzes recent MDM survey data to compare pricing power divergence between large and small distributors. It’s measurable, and most small companies haven’t seen it yet, says author Nelson Valderrama.
With MDM’s Top Distributors Lists about to publish, see where the largest of them appeared on Fortune’s marquee who’s-who of U.S. companies.
A healthy month saw Ferguson share news of six newly-added companies, while Rexel added a considerable Midwest booth with its latest bolt-on. Get our rundown of every deal we published about during May, along with...
New MDM data reveals that sub-$100M distributors face a fundamentally different margin threat than their larger peers — and the pressure is about to get worse.
New Census Bureau data analysis suggests wholesale trade continues to report AI usage below the national average, indicating a more gradual pace of adoption. Meanwhile, the broader findings reflect MDM & NAW’s industry AI research.
Warehouse automation often falls short — not because of technology, but because distributors automate the wrong problems. This piece outlines three critical questions to reduce friction, improve workflow orchestration and ensure automation investments actually deliver...
We kick off our new “The Hidden Majority” article series with one that focuses on the small- to mid-sized results from the latest Baird-MDM survey combined with our AI research from earlier this year. This...
Distributors say national players and PE-backed consolidation are challenging the competitive landscape. Check out commentary and survey results from the latest MDM-Baird Industrial Distribution Survey.
