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U.S. Wholesale Sales Post More Strong Growth in April, Inventories Slow

Sales continue to outpace inventories as petroleum products saw another considerable monthly gain tied to the Iran war conflict, but to a much lesser degree than March. Here, view product vertical-specific figures for monthly and year-over-year sales, inventories and inventory/sales ratios pulled from the Census Bureau's latest wholesale trade report.

Singer Industrial Case Study

Release Date: June 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.

Operations

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Lean Six Sigma was Early in Distribution. AI Makes it Real (Part 1 of 4)

What if AI doesn’t replace Lean Six Sigma, but finally makes it scalable? The first in this four-part series from NAW Chief Innovation Officer Bart Tessel introduces LSS AI: a disciplined operating model to help distributors move beyond AI hype, close learning loops and build organizations that learn faster than volatility.

Economic Trends

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U.S. Metalworking Machinery Fell in April, but YoY and YTD Figures Remain Robust

Monthly orders unsurprisingly fell from March's surprising surge, with momentum seen in the sector's largest customer group — machine shops — while orders from aerospace manufacturers indicate investment in less sophisticated technology.

Electrical

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Resideo Says ADI Spin-Off On Track for Fall, Gives 2Q26 Outlook

Resideo filed an amended Form 10 for its planned ADI Global Distribution spin-off and scheduled investor days for both standalone businesses. Here's the latest.

MDM Blog

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MDM’s May Premium Monthly Issue Now Available

Our May issue is packed with articles that cover the margin pressure gap between large and small distributors; a deep dive into Grainger’s impressive 1Q; parts 2 and 3 of Tom Gale’s data analytics series; updates on DNOW’s MRC Global integration and ERP headaches; our monthly MDM Forecast and M&A Roundup; a Safety/PPE Market Profile; and more.

May 2026 Premium Monthly Report

Our May issue is packed with articles that cover the margin pressure gap between large and small distributors; a deep dive into Grainger's impressive 1Q; parts 2 and 3 of Tom Gale's data analytics series; updates on DNOW's MRC Global integration and ERP headaches; our monthly MDM Forecast and M&A Roundup; a Wiring products Market Profile; and more.

Economic Trends

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U.S. Durable Goods Orders Jump 8.0% in April, but Core Goods Slide

The monthly durable goods increase was its best since May 2025, largely driven by transportation equipment and nondefense aircraft. Get our full breakdown of the data here.

Industrial Supplies

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Metrics: Inside Fastenal’s Continued Outperformance in May

It was the company's 11th straight month of double-digit daily sales growth year-over-year as nearly every key sales metric improved sequentially. We provide a full breakdown of Fastenal's May sales numbers here and the context around them.

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