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Volume 38 - Number 9 | May 10, 2008

The Outlook for Distribution
By Adam J. Fein
Here is a look at the general economic situation for the distribution industry and the performance of building products and industrial distribution in 2007.

Commentary: Tangential Markets Provide Growth Paths
By Thomas P. Gale
Distributors have pushed hard into new product sectors and customer segments in the past five years with great success.

Sonepar USA on the Hagemeyer Deal
By Lindsay Young
“The strength of our group is letting people have their way in the market,” CEO tells MDM in an interview.

Q&A with Tony Burr: The Economy, Commodity Prices and Finding Talent
Sonepar USA CEO gives his view on the state of the economy, the impact of copper and fuel prices on the electrical distributor’s business, and attracting new talent to the industry.

Trends in Distribution Centers
Recent facilities trends report outlines changes to companies’ distribution networks.

Purchasing Executives Expect Slow Growth in Manufacturing
The latest ISM semiannual forecast shows concerns over growth in 2008.

Survey: Industrial Manufacturers More Pessimistic
U.S.-based industrial manufacturers say they expect to be readjusting to a slower-paced domestic economy in 2008, but with the continued strength of international sales, an uptick is anticipated in 2009.

New MDM Webcast: Distribution M&A 2008 Update - Value Redefined in a Tough Market
Sign up today or order the CD of MDM's third-annual M&A audio conference. Here are the details ...

Monthly Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories March 2008
March 2008 sales were up 1.6 percent from February and up 12.6 percent from March 2007.

MDM News Digest 3809
Luther King Capital Management to Buy IDG ... HD Supply White Cap Moves Into MN Market ... Home Depot to Close Stores ... ITW to Buy Enodis for $2.3B ... Timken Raises Prices ... 3M to Open Facility in Singapore ... Haydon Buys Kerk Motion Products ... Construction Spending Falls ... Airgas Sales Up ... Interline Sales Fall 2.1% ... United Stationers Organic Sales Down 1.2% ... BlueLinx Records Net Loss ... Lawson Products Sales Fall in 1Q ... Platinum Equity Buys Owens Corning Plants ... Sandvik Sells Diamond Tools Unit ... Emerson Sales in U.S. Soft ... Milacron Sales Up in 1Q

WESCO: Bid for IDG Was a ‘Full and Fair Valuation’
Distributor says it did not "want to chase the bid up" and so bowed out.

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