Fastenal’s April sales growth slowed slightly after a strong March surge, signaling a potential cooling in demand across top segments and national accounts. See our full breakdown of the monthly figures.
The investment will enable Amazon to deliver over a billion more packages each year to customers in less densely populated areas.
The MRO, OEM and industrial technologies distributor posted year-over-year 1Q gains in sales and EBITDA, driven by both organic and acquisitive growth.
Acquisitions boosted top-line sales, while organic continued to slide.
While net sales dipped, a nearly 6% organic sales growth was led by data centers, and the distributor’s Broadband and OEM businesses.
The MRO distributor’s High-Touch Solutions segment logged a modest year-over-year sales decline, while Endless Assortment saw double digit growth.
MDM explores the latest vacancy rates and demand for distribution centers and warehouses across the country in this installment of the Logistics Liaison.
Stanley Black & Decker implemented a high-single digit price increase on U.S. tools in April, with plans to introduce a second price increase effective the beginning of the third quarter.
Sales in the Americas and EMEA were down YoY and sequentially, while sales in Asia increased substantially.
The results also show that distributors warn new tax increases could add to mounting financial pressures across the industry.
If you’ve ever wanted to ask: “How do I do it, too?” MDM’s 2025 Women in Distribution share their best advice and words of encouragement for women pursuing a career in distribution.
Graybar reported its highest first-quarter net sales ever and its third-best sales for any quarter in its history.
