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Glimpsing the Future: Will You Be a Flintstone or a Jetson?

Nelson Valderrama explores a fictional (but increasingly likely) 2030 wholesale distributorship that includes physical, technological and cultural changes in the making today.

By Nelson Valderrama

September 8, 2023

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In late August, MDM's content included Tom Gale’s insights on the future of wholesale distribution. He called attention to “the underlying industry transformation from more traditionally siloed distribution management structures to flatter, more networked organizations. From command-and-control to collaborative teams that can pivot more quickly and be more responsive to the moving targets customers have become in the way they want to engage and do business.”

This glimpse of the future explores a fictional 2030 wholesale distributorship. It includes physical, technological and cultural changes…

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