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From supplier negotiations to difficult employee conversations, AI personas could help distributors practice before the stakes are real. This piece explores how simulated counterparts can strengthen training, preserve veteran expertise and support hiring.
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Industrial PVF
The industrial PVF distributor grew sales across all three geographic segments, exceeded its quarterly margin forecast and increased its expected year-end cost savings from its MRC Global acquisition.
November 5, 2026
MRO
DSG’s total and organic sales accelerated during 3Q sequentially and follow a transformation leadership appointment, two new MRO acquisitions and expanded financing tied to the company’s planned privatization. Get all the details here.
November 5, 2026
HVACR
That’s up from 7.6% in September. Get the key figures and context here.
November 5, 2026
AI
From supplier negotiations to difficult employee conversations, AI personas could help distributors practice before the stakes are real. This piece explores how simulated counterparts can strengthen training, preserve veteran expertise and support hiring.
November 5, 2026
Fasteners
Daily sales growth reached its strongest pace since July 2022 as manufacturing accelerated and construction rebounded. Get the metrics and our analysis.
November 5, 2026
Electronics
The electronics distributor posted growth across all regions and end markets, with Americas sales more than doubling and operating margins expanding.
November 4, 2026
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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.
June 8, 2026
