You’ve seen their profiles and commentary in our four-part series (if not, you really should). Now, see their advice for other women who are either just starting in distribution or interested in the industry.
The 2026 edition brought together enough Grainger customers, suppliers and staff to fill a small town, but the real story is how the event showcases the company’s evolving value proposition. Mike Hockett shares his key...
Our latest update shows a major upgrade for the U.S. wholesale distribution industry’s 2026 annual revenues – heavily skewed by oil pricing assumptions tied to the Iran conflict. Get your much more valuable sector-specific revenue...
Singer Industrial is undertaking a multiyear ERP transformation to unify systems across 55+ businesses. In this third and final part of an MDM Case Study series, we detail how the initiative — alongside investments in...
The third and final part of this case study series on Germany-based power transmission and motion control distributor Ludwig Meiser explores why disciplined execution ultimately depends on people, trust and behavior — not technology.
Part 2 of this case study series on Germany-based power transmission and motion control distributor Ludwig Meister explores turning data discipline, analytics and AI into real operating leverage — without losing focus or control.
The second part of our Singer Industrial deep dive explores how the industrial rubber, fluid power and automation distribution organization decides which distributors to bring into its growing platform. President Pete Haberbosch explains the company’s...
Special pricing agreements are a major margin lever for distributors — yet many leave money unclaimed due to data mismatches, rising complexity and reactive processes. The third and final article in this series outlines common...
This year has started with two strong months of dealmaking, with February tying for the most deals we’ve counted since the start of 2024. Get our breakdown of deals tracked per month over the past...
We take a deep dive into the industrial rubber, fluid power and automation distributor’s “coordinated autonomy” model — a strategy designed to balance shared scale advantages with true local decision-making. Here’s how Singer preserves legacy...
We share our latest survey-driven snapshot of what distributors and manufacturers indicated their digital sales are, plenty of commentary from distributors on the matter and our analysis and context on underlying factors.
When their $1.5 billion combination finalized in early November, it also kicked off a U.S. ERP transition for MRC that has had major problems from the start. We detail and analyze what DNOW has shared...
