While building materials/construction — which had led every month prior — went quiet, other product verticals picked up the slack.
Stemming from MDM’s 2025 M&A Summit, learn how Singer Equipment scaled to nearly $1 billion through disciplined M&A — without sacrificing culture. CFO Seth Feldman shares how Singer evaluates deals, avoids costly missteps, integrates acquisitions...
Stellar’s DCS program has delivered approximately $250 million in verified customer savings over the past 16 years while taking the Tacoma, WA-based distributor from a regional player to a national standout. Here, we explain how...
Our final forecast for the year reflects a healthy upgrade for the industry’s overall 2025 revenue, with all but two of its 19 product sectors seeing upward revisions. Meanwhile, our 2026 outlook also saw a...
From MDM’s 2025 Virtual M&A Summit, gain an exclusive look at a how a family-owned industrial distributor approached the decision to sell to private equity and what it reveals about valuations, buyer demand and the...
Building Materials/Construction continues to rack up frequent deals, while all of November’s activity was comprised of small, tuck-in transactions.
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...
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...
Amazon Business has unveiled a new suite of generative-AI tools designed to help organizations better manage spend, automate purchasing and uncover savings. We cover the key details, how they align with broader tech vendor trends...
Straight from the company’s technology and procurement leader, we explore how the $8 billion MRO and automation distributor built a culture of accountability and collaboration to vet and execute its digital initiatives.
The launch of new agentic AI-powered software aims to redefine procurement for distributors, automating supplier onboarding and invoices directly inside CRM. The result: simpler tech stacks, faster operations and new opportunities to strengthen supplier and...
