September 2026

How to Give Commercial Teams Pricing Power (Without Losing Control)

Leave a Comment / Featured Blog, Pricing / Pascal Yammine

Giving commercial teams more pricing authority doesn’t have to mean losing control. This piece explains how distributors can use pricing guardrails, centralized visibility and deterministic controls to balance local market flexibility with financial discipline — an approach that becomes even more important as AI plays a larger role in pricing decisions.

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EMS Acquires Fellow Aluminum Protection Products Distributor in Florida

Leave a Comment / Building Materials/Construction, Mergers & Acquisitions, News / MDM Staff

The deal is EMS’s eighth under Wynnchurch Capital’s ownership and adds a distributor serving contractors, manufacturers, dealers and builders across the Southeast, Caribbean and Latin America.

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Wesco Leads Distributor Trio on Fortune’s AIQ 75 Ranking

Final Estimate: U.S. 2Q GDP Revised Up to 2.2% Growth

Leave a Comment / Economic Trends, News / MDM Staff

The U.S. economy grew faster in the second quarter than initially reported, supported by consumer spending, investment and exports. Growth still slowed from an upwardly revised first-quarter pace. Get the key data, charts and analysis here.

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Inside Rexel’s North American M&A Push: Buying Scale and Specialization

Electrical, Featured Blog, Featured Main Premium, Featured Premium, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategy / Mike Hockett

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Industrial Distributor The Conrad Company Privately Acquired by Incline

Leave a Comment / Industrial Supplies, Mergers & Acquisitions, News / MDM Staff

The Pennsylvania-based company’s family of brands spans fluid power, automation, compressed air and related industrial services.

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U.K.-Based Fasteners Distributor Accu Establishes First U.S. Hub in Indianapolis

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The eCommerce-based provider of fasteners and engineering components has established an Indianapolis distribution center and tapped an industry veteran to lead its U.S. business.

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NAW’s Colorado EPR Challenge Enters Next Court Phase

Leave a Comment / Association/Buying Group News, Legal & Regulatory Issues, News / Mike Hockett

NAW filed a reply supporting its request for a preliminary injunction against Colorado’s EPR law, arguing that the state has not answered its core constitutional claims over CAA membership, oversight, fee-setting and distributor burdens.

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Clorox Combines Professional, Purell Businesses in New B2B Platform

Leave a Comment / Facilities Maintenance (MRO), JanSan, News / MDM Staff

Clorox Purell ProCare brings CloroxPro and acquired GOJO under one professional health and hygiene business, pairing a broader product portfolio with a unified sales, service and distributor network.

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ADI’s Next Test: Turning Integration Into Profit and Cash

Featured Blog, Featured Main Premium, Featured Premium, Strategy / Mike Hockett

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NAEDA, AED Plan January Merger to Unite Equipment Dealer Associations

Leave a Comment / Association/Buying Group News, Mergers & Acquisitions, News / MDM Staff

The combination will unite two major North American equipment dealer associations under the AED name, bringing together advocacy, education, workforce development, research and member services spanning agriculture, construction, industrial, forestry and outdoor power markets.

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Rexel to Acquire GCG in $1.4B Specialty Infrastructure Expansion

Leave a Comment / Electrical, Featured Breaking News, Mergers & Acquisitions, News, Utilities / Mike Hockett

Rexel’s $1.4 billion deal for GCG would add more than $1.1 billion in annual revenue and deepen its exposure to data centers, utilities, communications and other critical infrastructure markets, extending an aggressive 2026 acquisition push. Get all the details and context here.

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AD Completes supplyFORCE Acquisition, Expands National Accounts Capabilities

Leave a Comment / Association/Buying Group News, News / MDM Staff

The deal brings supplyFORCE and more than 80 employees into AD, giving the $100 billion-plus buying group a national accounts program designed to help independent distributors jointly serve large, multi-site customers.

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PrimeSource Brands Expands Plumbing, Fastener Portfolios with 2 Acquisitions

Leave a Comment / Building Materials/Construction, Mergers & Acquisitions, News / MDM Staff

PrimeSource Brands has added decorative plumbing supplier JACLO just weeks after acquiring fastener provider Starborn Industries, giving the building products company three acquisitions so far in 2026.

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Toronto-Based HVAC Distributor GLP Nets Private Investment

Leave a Comment / HVACR, Mergers & Acquisitions, News / MDM Staff

Atlantic Street Capital partnered with GLP, an HVAC distributor serving industrial, utility, telecom and other specialized North American markets.

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Oregon EPR Fight Moves to Appeals Court

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NAW is appealing a federal district court ruling that upheld Oregon’s EPR packaging law, continuing its legal challenge over fee-setting authority, interstate supply chain impacts and distributor obligations under the state’s Recycling Modernization Act.

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Lowe’s Launches Drone Delivery for DIY, Pro Customers

Leave a Comment / Consumer/Retail, News / Mike Hockett

The home improvement giant is piloting 20-minute drone delivery near Charlotte, joining a relatively short list of companies that have explored aerial fulfillment for time-sensitive products, parts and supplies.

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As AI Learns Distribution, Distributors Must Teach it Well

Leave a Comment / AI, Expert Perspective, Featured Blog / Dan Schuberth

Emerging technology is becoming more specific, more capable and more fluent in how wholesale distribution operates. Here, NAW’s Dan Schuberth offers his perspective on how the advantage will go to companies that pair it with the accumulated judgment of their people.

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LeadSmart Launches Meridian360 Growth Platform for Distributors, Manufacturers

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The new enterprise growth platform connects ERP, CRM, marketing, quoting and eCommerce data to give distributors and manufacturers a unified view of customers, opportunities and risks.

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Park Wiseway Supply Group Names New CEO

Leave a Comment / Electrical, News, Plumbing Products & PVF Distribution, Staffing Changes / MDM Staff

The new hire takes over top leadership for the electrical, plumbing and lighting supplies distributor, which operates 17 branches and six showrooms across four states.

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