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Distribution veteran and former MDM analytics leader John Gunderson joins the MDM Podcast to unpack our latest Grainger Case Study, exploring the MRO giant’s High-Touch model, assortment strategy, private label, digital commerce and what other distributors can learn from its sustained market outperformance.
October 21, 2026
MSC ended its fiscal 2026 with record quarterly and annual sales sales as pricing remained strong, volumes improved and cost reductions helped margin outperform company guidance. Get the key metrics and our analysis here.
Genuine Parts Company’s Motion-led industrial segment delivered another quarter of solid sales and profit growth, outpacing its automotive operations. Get. the key metrics here.
The pending acquisition of GradeEight Holdings would bring Winzer’s nationwide franchise network and eight FastServ Supply stores into DSG’s portfolio as the Lawson Products parent advances its own take-private transaction.
MDM got an inside look at Global Industrial’s national trade show, where the MRO distributor’s product breadth offered a window into its growing focus on customer verticals and deeper account relationships.
The European MRO distributor tapped a former McKinsey and Bain leader to oversee AI and digital operations, while its latest acquisitions expand hydraulics and other technical capabilities in France and Germany.
MDM’s latest case study examines how Grainger continues to outgrow the MRO market through a connected operating model built on High-Touch customer solutions, curated assortment, private label, digital commerce, data intelligence and fulfillment scale.
MSC Industrial Supply named longtime finance executive Rob Kuhns as its permanent CFO, completing its latest C-suite transition as the distributor’s sales and profitability accelerate.
Daily sales growth again topped street expectations and the company’s own signalled guidance as both major manufacturing end markets and all three geographies accelerated. Get our full breakdown of the company’s August sales report.
Grainger’s rare bolt-on adds frictionless inventory technology to its High-Touch business, extending the distributor’s digital strategy deeper into customers’ MRO operations. We cover the details and context here.
Grainger delivered double-digit 2Q sales growth across both business segments, accompanied by sizable profit and margin gains. The MRO distributor raised its 2026 outlook for the second consecutive quarter. Get all the key figures here.
Grainger extended its early-2026 momentum with robust daily organic sales growth, double-digit gains across most end markets and another outlook increase. Volume became the larger driver in its core U.S. business, while tariff refunds supplied...
The deal expands Turner Supply’s service coverage across Coastal Georgia and South Carolina while adding its 10th stocking location and sixth acquisition since 2019.
