Mike Hockett distills takeaways from a NAW Executive Summit session that featured distribution executives discussing what leading companies do differently when it comes to profits and pricing strategy.
After almost 50 deals in January, MDM highlighted just 29 during February, which still would have been a relatively high amount during any month over the past few years.
MDM’s Tom Gale and IRCG’s Mike Marks discuss three things — talent inertia, artificial intelligence and culture — that are defining the competitive landscape of 2023.
In many sectors, Activity-Based Costing is being replaced by Quantum Costing, a newer and more accurate alternative that adds power and benefits to cost analysis. Randy MacLean explains the differences here.
Sikich director Jeremy Centner discusses a range of topics that distribution execs should pay attention to in 2023, including cybersecurity, employee productivity and omnichannel.
Distributors aren’t looking to create an avatar in the metaverse, but they can ride the AI wave in other advantageous ways.
MDM spoke with Field Fastener CEO Jim Derry to learn more about the company’s recent acquisition of Mid-State Bolt & Nut.
Lincoln Smith discusses how incentive programs can help lower your cost to serve amid a nationwide labor shortage.
Deal activity outpaces most expectations, but valuations and market dynamics have shifted dramatically from the previous two years of a hot seller’s market environment. Here are some key themes emerging for the year ahead for...
From a trio of short interviews at the recent NAW Executive Summit, distributor leaders tell us about their top challenges and how demand is faring as of early 2023.
In the second of a two-part series, John Johnson covers how distributors can take advantage of the movement to reshore sourcing and shorten supply chains.
M&A deals involving building supply facilities fell from 178 in 2021 to 164 in 2022, with lumber companies accounting for the most activity last year.
