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Canals Co-Founder and CEO Michael Delgado joins the MDM Amplify podcast to discuss how AI can tackle the manual work behind distributor transactions, where human judgment remains essential and how companies can turn recovered time into greater sales capacity.
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Nov 4-5, 2026 | Rosemont, IL
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Digital Commerce
At its annual Reshape conference, Amazon Business introduced new AI-powered procurement and analytics capabilities designed to simplify purchasing and demonstrate savings. Here’s the details and our analysis.
October 27, 2026
Just six days after another deal, Shrieve acquired England-based Clear Solutions International, expanding its energy and infrastructure offerings with proprietary water-based drilling fluid systems.
October 27, 2026
Electrical
Graybar posted its second consecutive quarter of record sales and net profit in 3Q26. The company also completed its third acquisition of 2026.
October 27, 2026
HVACR
Watsco posted record third-quarter sales as residential HVAC equipment volumes rebounded, though profitability remained pressured. The distributor also completed two major acquisitions over the past five months and secured a new $750 million credit facility to support further growth. Get the key figures and our analysis.
October 27, 2026
Power Transmission/Motion Control
Applied Industrial Technologies reported 7.1% organic growth in its fiscal 1Q27, led by double-digit gains in Engineered Solutions. The distributor also reported higher profits, continued industrial demand momentum and a modest increase to its full-year earnings guidance. Get the key figures and our analysis.
October 27, 2026
Plumbing Products & PVF Distribution
The Amherst facility expands the distributor’s greater Buffalo presence and follows four other Northeast store and warehouse openings or relocations in 2026.
October 26, 2026
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Power Transmission/Motion Control
October 27, 2026
220+ distributors ranked across 20 sectors. The definitive annual benchmark.
This MDM Case Study examines how Grainger continues to outgrow the MRO market through a connected operating model built on High-Touch customer solutions, curated assortment, private label, digital commerce, data intelligence and fulfillment scale.
September 23, 2026
This MDM Case Study examines how Stellar Industrial Supply built a differentiated growth model around documented customer savings, service-first selling and digital execution — turning measurable value creation into a durable platform for customer loyalty, expansion and operational excellence.
July 2, 2026
How has Singer Industrial grown into a 55-plus-company platform while preserving local leadership and culture? This MDM Case Study explores the industrial rubber, fluid power and automation distributor’s coordinated autonomy model, acquisition strategy and technology investments that are helping drive scale, efficiency and long-term growth.
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