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In the first of a two-part series, John Johnson examines the key factors leading manufacturers to domesticate more of their production and what distributors should keep an eye on.

With slumping economic indicators and a forecasted demand slowdown, can we expect M&A deal volume to follow suit? Mike Hockett analyzes the current state of activity as we start 2023 and the factors involved.

Successful digitalization requires a change agent. Here’s why distributors would be wise to give that role to their IT teams.

Keeping staff from seeking greener pastures has been a major challenge for distributors in recent years, and a proposed FTC rule to end noncompete clauses could take it to another level.

Mike Hockett recounts a case study that walked through the distributor’s four-year and ongoing journey that defined a digital strategy catering to an omnichannel customer experience.

Mike Hockett dives into the numbers behind Grainger’s $1 billion U.S. digital marketplace, what Zoro has done to support its rapid growth and why there’s no slowdown in sight.