
The latest MDM Case Study series takes aim at ADI Global, with Part 1 focused on how this Resideo-owned distributor grows and improves profits, applying a fruit orchard analogy to discuss the strategy involved.
Industry News

The annual report detailed that over half of U.S. building materials suppliers saw sales decline in 2024, showing a sluggish market despite modest overall revenue gains.

Lonestar Electric is expanding to Tennessee with a new distribution center set to open in June, creating around 40 jobs.

The decline would be the first in about a decade outside of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The latest government data showed that while overall monthly housing starts rose, they decline for single-family units.

The investment is set to create the first new primary aluminum production plant to be built in the U.S. in 45 years.

Grant Hagberg is a dry ice, carbon dioxide, hydrotesting and fire extinguisher recharging provider operating from a single location in northwest Indiana.

The latest ISM forecast revealed flat or minimal growth for manufacturing in 2025, with revenue, employment and capital spending expectations all trending lower.

Canadian manufacturing sales fell for a second straight month in March, while wholesale sales posted a modest gain despite volume declines.

U.S. industrial production stagnated in April, as gains in utilities were offset by declines in manufacturing and mining.

Verusen launched its Explainability AI Agent to bring transparency and trust to AI-driven materials and inventory optimization.

U.S. producer prices fell 0.5% in April, marking a second consecutive monthly decline and flipped economists’ expectations of a 0.3% increase.

A new chair will succeed Timothy Fiore in June 2025 to lead ISM’s Manufacturing Business Survey Committee, bringing leadership experience from FedEx.

Investment Banking Directory
Work with a banking partner that knows your business. Get detailed information on investment banks with expertise in the wholesale distribution industry.
Featured Content

Building Contractor Loyalty
This multi-month research effort includes surveys, interviews, extensive publication scanning, and deep synthesis to…

In Pursuit of Practicality: 52 real use cases for AI in wholesale distribution today
This multi-month research effort includes surveys, interviews, extensive publication scanning, and deep synthesis to…

Essential Financial KPIs – Unlock the Power of Financial Metrics
This new guide from MDM provides real-world examples from companies that recently innovated on…

MDM Guide: Tailor Your Tech Strategy to Win in Any Market
This new guide from MDM provides real-world examples from companies that recently innovated on…
Market Prospector
Build strategic sales plans.
Determine market and demand.
Create smart prospect lists.Â
Turn your sales data into actionable data with Market Prospector. A web-based SAAS tool that gives you insight into your market, your territories, your customers and new prospects too.Â

Sign Up for the MDM Update Newsletter
Our daily newsletter is your best source for news and trends in the wholesale distribution industry.