Subscriber Login

MDM Premium Content  What's this?
Close
Subscribe today to access MDM's premium content with two issues a month of timely and to-the-point content for the busy wholesale distribution executive. Here's what you get:
  • Analysis of distribution trends
  • Interviews with industry leaders
  • Quarterly Public Distributor Report
  • Quarterly Inflation by Commodity Group Report
  • Market and economic data analysis
  • Access to the best online research tool in distribution

And much more! Learn more

login close
Forgot Your Password?
Home » Modern Distribution Management » Volume 37, Issue 5 - 03/10/2007

Archived Issue

Volume 37 - Number 5 | March 10, 2007

Going Global

By   Lindsay  Young 
Two mid-sized distributors' experiences with global sourcing and tips for overseas sourcing.

MDM Interview, Part 2: Wolseley's European Ambitions

Chip Hornsby addresses differences between North American and European markets, and growth goals for the European mainland.

Home Depot to Refocus on Retail

CEO Frank Blake said acquisitions outside of retail core won't be a priority.

Commentary: Time to Review Your Review Process

By   Thomas P.  Gale 
he end of the first quarter means you should evaluate your annual strategic plan. Try a different approach this time.

MDM News Digest 3705

Grainger Releases Plumbing Catalog ... Nucor Acquires Harris Steel ... F& M Mafco to Buy Carolina Industrial Tools ... Dixieline Lumber Buys Sandstone Brick ... Columbus McKinnon Sells Larco Unit ... ISCO Acquires Fraser Mining ... Brady Industries Acquir

U.S. Market Analysis: Janitorial Supplies

Janitorial supplies represented a market of $19.98 billion in 2006, according to estimates by Industrial Market Information.

MDM Inflation Index: January 2007

The inflation index, which measures a cross-section of industrial supplies, was up 0.59% from the previous month.

MDM March 10, 2007

This is the pdf of this issue of Modern Distribution Management. Apply the full $24.95 pay-per-view cost toward an annual subscription (within 30 days of purchase), which includes two issues a month plus access to more than six years of online archives an

  • MDM Podcast

Think About It:
An E-Rep Success Story

It took 113 days for the E-rep to close its first deal. Hear about the process of getting there.
Listen now.

Learn more or subscribe to the Think About It podcast.

  • MDM Databank

Market Data for Dozens
of Product Groups

Not a subscriber? Order market analyses by pay-per-view. Also available in the MDM Databank: housing starts, industrial production, wholesale trade revenues, Producer Price Index and much more, posted monthly!

  • MDM Store

Benchmark Your
Work Force Plans

Now Available: If you missed the recent MDM Webcast on Managing Talent for the Recovery, order the transcript today for just $39.95. Go to the MDM Store.

Industry Topics

Distribution Trends RSS

Economy RSS

Management/Strategy RSS

Interviews RSS

Operations RSS

Technology RSS

Mergers/Acquisitions RSS

Case Studies RSS

Sales & Marketing RSS

MDM Premium



Be a part of this exclusive list! Nominations are open for the
2010 MDM Market Leaders report, a directory of the top distribution companies by size and sector.

Act now!





Industry Data: Monthly Wholesale Trade

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

More details at the MDM  Databank




Sponsored Links