One-third of distributors polled in the 4Q25 Baird-MDM Industrial Distribution survey say recruiting skilled labor is their biggest workforce challenge this year — and rising wages are forcing some to make cuts. We analyze the...
Gartner predicts gamification will become more widespread in large warehouses and distribution centers as labor shortages and turnover persist. Here’s what the firm says that could look like in practice, and tips for deploying it.
That’s despite a small monthly downtick in the portion of in-market locations reporting growth, meaning Fastenal got relatively more out of its biggest customers. Get our full breakdown of the January numbers here.
Years of supply chain disruption haven’t triggered the sourcing pivot many expected. New Baird-MDM survey findings explore why industrial distributors are largely holding steady — and what’s really standing in the way of faster reshoring...
AIT added a like distributor with about $20 million in annual revenue, while encouraging financials led to raising the lower end of the company’s guidance.
Now is the time for distributors to abandon their “just-in-case” mindset, argues Nelson Valderrama. Today’s (and future) markets and competition require strategic inventory management that optimizes the return on investment in countless SKUs with shifting...
Stanley Black & Decker will return to a non-executive Chairman of Board effective Oct. 1.
We dissect all the key figures from Fastenal’s full year, 4Q and December results and provide the context around them.
The manufacturer/distributor made nine bolt-ons during 2025 that led to healthy annual gains in sales and EBITDA.
The offering was in response to investment demand following $3 billion raised earlier this month in two private placement rounds.
Divested from Grainger in late 2023, metalworking and industrial supplies distributor E&R Industrial is entering a new chapter marked by independence, modernization and rapid expansion. CEO Joe Stephens stops by the MDM Podcast to tell...
Under new CEO Martina McIsaac, MSC Industrial is emerging from a difficult 2024 and first half of 2025 by refocusing on sales execution, core customers and productivity. Early fiscal 2026 results show rising efficiency, manufacturing-led...
