MDM Staff, Author at Modern Distribution Management

Now Available: MDM’s 1Q26 Forecast Report

This comprehensive MDM 1Q26 Forecast Report is a guide to the U.S. wholesale distribution economy, providing a historical, current and future snapshot of numerous key economic indicators in one convenient place along with our exclusive sector-specific forecasts for 19 different product categories.

January 19, 2026

Power Transmission/Motion Control/Fluid Power

Atlas Copco Acquires Compressor Distributors in Florida, Brazil

The company hopes to grow its presence in the two markets.

January 16, 2026

Economic Trends

December U.S. Industrial Production Beats Expectations Alongside November Revision

The U.S. ended the year with two straight healthy monthly gains, though 4Q25's manufacturing output was still still down year-over-year.

January 16, 2026

Gases & Welding Equipment

Airgas Makes Acquisition, Expands Infrastructure in U.S. Northwest

The company completed four projects to enhance its responsive, localized network in the Pacific Northwest.

January 16, 2026

Aerospace

Chemicals Distributor GracoRoberts Acquires Sky Mart in Latin America Boost

GracoRoberts targets the $6.5B Latin American aerospace MRO market with its sixth acquisition over the past seven years.

January 16, 2026

Building Materials/Construction

QXO Issues $750M Stock Offering, Preliminary 4Q Financials

The offering was in response to investment demand following $3 billion raised earlier this month in two private placement rounds.

January 16, 2026

News

No MDM Update Newsletter Monday

We're off Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Day in the U.S., so Update will be back in action Tuesday morning.

January 15, 2026

Technology Provider News

U.K.’s Klipboard Acquires U.S.Distribution-Focused ERP Platform Savance

The acquisition strengthens Klipboard's SaaS presence in the U.S. wholesale distribution market.

January 15, 2026

Featured Blog

The Silent Cap on Growth: Why B2B Tech Stacks Stop Scaling

MDM's latest whitepaper — in partnership with OroCommerce — provides practical case study examples to show what technology debt looks like in practice and how distributors can unify and consolidate the tools they need to get their commerce foundation under control. Get the synopsis here.

January 15, 2026

Automotive

Driven Distribution Group Acquires Battery Service Corp. in Chicago

The deal adds Midwest battery expertise and commercial fleet coverage to DDG’s platform.

January 15, 2026

Construction

Milestone Supply Launched as Aggregate Distribution Platform

Miles Ahead Brands launched Milestone as a unified, end-to-end solution designed to simplify the sourcing, selling and movement of aggregate materials.

January 15, 2026

Fasteners

Würth Group Annual Sales Top $24B for New High-Water Mark

Sales grew at a much stronger rate outside of the company's Germany-base.

January 15, 2026

HVACR

Lennox Further Expands its HVAC Distribution Capabilities with New DC in Kansas

It follows the company's opening of a large DC near Fort Worth in early 2025.

January 15, 2026

JanSan

Meyer Lab Acquires Distributor AmChem Industrial

AmChem is a distributor of industrial and specialty cleaning chemicals based in Atlanta.

January 14, 2026

Construction

NEFCO Sold from One PE Firm to Another

The construction and contractor supplies distributor expanded considerably under Bertram Capital over the past three-plus years.

January 14, 2026

Economic Trends

World Bank Lifts U.S. & Global Growth Outlook Amid Resilient Trade, AI Investment

The bank said the resilience reflects better-than-expected growth — especially in the United States, which accounts for about two-thirds of the upward revision to the 2026 forecast.

January 14, 2026

Economic Trends

November’s PPI Sees Modest Monthly Gains While YoY Tops Expectations

Core PPI was flat for the month, while posting the largest YoY increase since March 2025.

January 14, 2026

Facilities Maintenance (MRO)

Division 10 Distribution Platform Vector Launches with First Partnership, CEO Appointment

Dallas-based Vector said it has partnered with Spectrum Resource, which is a D10 distributor and contractor with branches in Dallas and Houston.

January 14, 2026

Pharmaceutical & Health Care

Henry Schein Taps Former Thermo Fisher Exec as New CEO

The new CEO will succeed Stanley Bergman, who has led the pharmaceuticals and healthcare products distributor for the past 35 years.

January 13, 2026

Electrical

Border States Appoints Digital Transformation Leader

The newly-created role will lead Border States’ enterprise-wide digital strategy, accelerating value creation through technology, data and process modernization.

January 13, 2026

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