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October 16, 2026
Analysis of the latest M&A deals and exclusive results from the 4Q22 Baird-MDM Industrial Distribution Survey highlight January’s report.
Learn about the electrical and industrial supplies distributor’s vision for the future as it celebrates its centennial throughout 2023.
The “softening” in demand seen at the end of 3Q resulted in a 4Q that fell short of expectations. Read more in the latest MarketPulse report.
Tom Gale chats with author and Day1 Ready Founder Jennifer Fondrevay on who must be involved in the M&A communication process, and when.
You may have noticed that today’s edition of our MDM Update looks a little different. Here’s why.
We’re combining the twice-weekly MDM Premium newsletter and tri-weekly MDM Update newsletter into a new MDM Update daily newsletter that showcases both Premium content, free blogs and news each day of the week.
What’s out? Doomscrolling. What’s in? Distribution industry executives making more data-informed decisions supported by stronger technology and analytics. In our first Quicktake podcast conversation of the year, IRCG’s Mike Marks and MDM’s Tom Gale look...
The MDM staff hopes you’re able to enjoy a long New Year’s weekend. Our daily newsletter will resume Tuesday morning with MDM Premium, followed by MDM Update on Wednesday.
Distribution leaders, consultants and service providers convened Sept. 25-27 in Colorado to learn and share change management best practices during MDM’s SHIFT Conference.
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Evidence suggests April was another strong month for distributors despite lingering supply chain headaches. MDM looks back at the month, as outlined in the latest issue of Premium Monthly (now available for download).
Tom Fournier, president of Shade’s Mills Group, a sales strategy consultancy based in Cambridge, Ontario, shares insights from a career managing sales channels in Canada and the U.S. with an international jan-san products manufacturer.
