Why Distribution’s AI Bottleneck Isn’t Budget
The companies moving beyond isolated pilots are building a repeatable operating foundation around data, integration, governance and measurable business ownership.
October 22, 2026
AI promises much to distributors — but where does it deliver? Here, a pair of Stanford graduate students reveal the findings of their major industry research project that applies the scientific method to show the...
We chat with Rexel’s North American CEO on what the company has been up to lately and what’s on the horizon. This includes recent acquisitions; Rexel’s U.S.-Canada financial outperformance vs. the group’s Europe counterpart; investments...
The latest MDM Forecast reflects a slight downward revision in 2025 revenue expectations, though still aligned with historical averages. As always, results vary across the 19 industry sectors tracked by the U.S. Census Bureau. Get...
Our highly anticipated annual feature is now available to view and download. Explore our 20 different lists to see distribution’s biggest movers and shakers.
The free, three-hour event provides a wealth of expert insight into combatting relentless disruption with data analytics and the often unrealized potential of being a data-driven organization.
In the first of a four-part series previewing new MDM research to be unveiled in a June 25 webcast, we introduce futures thinking and our rationale for pursuing this topic now.
The latest MDM Case Study series takes aim at ADI Global, with Part 1 focused on how this Resideo-owned distributor grows and improves profits, applying a fruit orchard analogy to discuss the strategy involved.
Kevin Reid-Morris has led much of MDM’s AI research over the past few years, and he’s set to share the results of a major two-year project at our May SHIFT conference. He and Tom Gale...
Beacon has also postponed its Investor Day that was scheduled for March 13.
This comprehensive report is a guide to the industrial economy for wholesale distribution executives, providing a historical, current and future snapshot of numerous key economic indicators in one convenient place in a scannable format.
Over 60% of MSC Industrial Supply’s sales are eCommerce-based, making it one of the leading web-driven distributors in North America. The final piece of this three-part series explores the progression of that digital business to...
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