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...
Building Materials/Construction again led dealmaking categories in a month that reflected improved confidence in the industry’s M&A investments.
How are your peers thinking about growth vs. resilience? The 3Q25 Baird-MDM survey reveals nearly half of distributors balance both equally.
How many times has your team discussed “fixing our contract pricing process” without defining what systematic contract governance actually looks like? The second of this two-part series covers what the renovation process for contract pricing...
It involves a significant footprint downsizing with numerous distribution center closures and an overhauled delivery network.
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.
Our latest monthly projections show little movement for 2025 and 2026 as the forecast tightened. As always, results vary across the 19 industry sectors tracked by the U.S. Census Bureau. Get your sector-specific insights here.
The company said end market demand remains sluggish, but enhanced fastener capabilities, key account strategy and new contract signings drove continued strong sales. See our deep dive into the September and 3Q numbers.
Your contract pricing structure may hide significant costs. It might be time to redo yours. Anyone who’s done a home renovation knows it takes forever. Updating your contracts pricing is kind of like that, but...
Consolidation is giving large distributors more leverage with suppliers, but NetPlus Alliance’s CEO shares with MDM how buying groups and intentional partnerships help smaller distributors compete.
Dealmaking activity went noticeably quiet entering the fall alongside a general slowdown in the distributor newscycle. Get a full recap of September’s distributor M&A activity, including year-to-date volume and category breakdowns.
In 2024, cargo theft hit a record-breaking number and cumulated to a total loss value of $454.9 million. Read what distributors need to watch out for in this installment of MDM’s Logistics Liaison.
