March saw a dip in M&A activity reflecting a slower start to 2025, with only a few MDM Top Distributors announcing or closing deals.
Benj Cohen offers a walkthrough of how an outside sales rep can use AI throughout their day as an intelligence and opportunity assessment tool.
Leadership
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Presenting MDM’s 2025 Women in Distribution Honorees
After a four-year absence, this well-deserved industry recognition returns as we honor 20 women who have been pivotal to their company’s growth, innovation and leadership.
MDM Blog
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SHIFT Speaker Spotlight: Nick Pericle
Nick Pericle will lead two sessions at our May SHIFT Conference on benchmarking digital competencies and driving successful change management in digital transformation. Here’s the background on his expertise and why these topics are crucial...
MDM Blog
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SHIFT Speaker Spotlight: Allie Copeland
ADI Global Chief Transformation Officer Allie Copeland will share actionable insights on leveraging digital transformation to drive growth at our May SHIFT conference. Learn more about Copeland and why her session is vital.
A new four-part (and free) MDM webcast series features McKinsey experts sharing research findings and analysis on distribution M&A, profitability, labor and eCommerce. Tune in April 3 as it gets started.
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SHIFT Speaker Spotlight: John Gunderson
Former MDM Analytics leader and current industry writer John Gunderson is set to deliver valuable insights on customer segmentation at our May SHIFT conference. Here’s more about Gunderson and why his session is so important.
MDM Blog
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Now Available: Our MSC Industrial Supply Case Study
The metalworking and MRO supplies distributor has successfully transitioned from a catalog-driven product house that relied on spot-buys to its role today as a digitally-driven, “Mission Critical” company. MDM’s latest Case Study provides a deep...
Kevin Reid-Morris has led much of MDM’s AI research over the past few years, and he’s set to share the results of a major two-year project at our May SHIFT conference. He and Tom Gale...
With two months until MDM’s marquee event, Tom Gale details the purpose behind SHIFT and and its value points that cover precisely why you should attend.
Economic Trends
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Now Available: MDM’s Inaugural Quarterly Forecast Report
This comprehensive report is a guide to the industrial economy for wholesale distribution executives, providing a historical, current and future snapshot of numerous key economic indicators in one convenient place in a scannable format.
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MDM’s February Premium Monthly Issue Now Available
Now live, the issue’s content spans distributors’ domestic sourcing intentions; MSC Industrial Supply’s digital programs; the final 2024 wholesale trade revenue figures; barriers to business innovation; market analysis on truck equipment and grid infrastructure spending;...

