Distributors increasingly want to know whether their eCommerce investment is too high, too low or right on target. The latest Baird-MDM survey breaks down eCommerce SG&A spend across all respondents, distributors and manufacturers — including...
While annual sales expectations tracked down slightly overall from midyear, almost 1 in 3 members anticipate 2025 growth of at least high-single digits.
Overall economic outlook grew more pessimistic vs. October, while expectations for incoming orders had a solid improvement.
Recession, tariffs, intensifying competition… see which risks distributors indicated are their concerns for 2026 based on the latest Baird-MDM survey.
The latest Census Bureau figures – delayed by the government shutdown – resulted in a considerable downward revision for both 2025 and 2026 industry revenue outlook, though still above historical averages. As always, results vary...
Wipfli’s new 2026 distribution outlook warns that pricing pressure, supply uncertainty and labor strain are intensifying — and that digital tools now separate those who stay ahead from those who fall behind. Here, we distill...
Fasteners supplier Optimas Solutions has growth in its sights for 2026 and beyond. Here, COO Mark Korba tells MDM about the company’s roadmap, strategic priorities and market opportunities, and how its hybrid distributor-manufacturer model and...
October’s decline negated September’s gain, as weakness in production more than offset modest gains in all four demand subindexes.
How are your peers thinking about growth vs. resilience? The 3Q25 Baird-MDM survey reveals nearly half of distributors balance both equally.
It moved the benchmark interest rate to its lowest mark in 3 years, but the lasting government shutdown prompts caution ahead of the next Fed meeting on Dec. 9-10.
Our third quarter MarketPulse shares a wealth of data from the 3Q25 Baird-MDM Industrial Distribution Survey – conducted in early October – that covered respondents’ revenue performance, pricing updates and expectations for 4Q25 and 2026,...
Will rate cuts revive industrial demand? Our latest survey reveals distributors’ mixed outlook — cautious optimism tempered by tariffs, inflation and uncertainty. Explore what industry leaders really think about 2026 growth prospects.
