Sponsored by Grant Thornton, this podcast episode features a trio of specialists to discuss the moves that distributors and transportation providers are making to go from reacting to the new normal of constant disruption, to getting ahead of the curve to be ready for whatever comes next. Tariffs are only one piece of that puzzle.
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We chat with Rexel's North American CEO on what the company has been up to lately and what's on the horizon. This includes recent acquisitions; Rexel's U.S.-Canada financial outperformance vs. the group's Europe counterpart; investments in talent development and digital transformation; thoughts on tariff impacts; and more.
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The healthcare solutions distributor will soon have a new top leader for the first time in over 35 years as Stanley Bergman — NAW’s 2025 Dirk Van Dongen Lifetime Achievement Award recipient — is set to retire.
Alongside MDM and NAW's own research into how tariffs are impacting distributors, a pair of new reports share fresh statistics on wholesale trade's outsized brunt of the economic burden from them.
See the 50+ events on MDM's radar across July-December.
MDM won't deploy an Update newsletter on Friday amid the Fourth of July holiday in the U.S., so it'll be back on Monday.
The group of 14 executives and directors span a wealth of industry experience and insight for ISA's strategic direction.
Valued at $1.5 billion, the deal is set to result in a PVF and industrial supplies distributor with a combined revenue of around $5.4 billion and more than 350 locations worldwide.
Just 50 days after closing on its $11 billion purchase of Beacon, QXO is back in pursuit mode.
It was the third straight meeting in which the central bank held its benchmark interest rate, while going more conservative in its projection for 2026.
A trio of prominent financial services firms provided aggressive price targets for QXO when initiating their analyst coverage. See where they're expecting that stock to go to, and what's driving their outlook for it.
Citing trade wars, the lender expects 2025 U.S. growth to be half of what it predicted a year earlier.
The agricultural equipment gave a bold response to a report of a company U.S. production shutdown.
Our highly anticipated annual feature is now available to view and download. Explore our 20 different lists to see distribution’s biggest movers and shakers.
The all-stock deal will result in a flow and thermal management solutions supplier with a combined revenue of $8.8 billion.
A little over 2 years since his previous appearance on the podcast, LGG Industrial CEO Jeff Crane joins to discuss his company's 2024 rebrand from ERIKS North America; how the company is navigating the tariffs situation; its recent branch network and technology upgrades; and how LGG is approaching AI
The free, three-hour event provides a wealth of expert insight into combatting relentless disruption with data analytics and the often unrealized potential of being a data-driven organization.
Chris Baby is transitioning to an M&A and advisory role after 15 years leading the PPE manufacturer.
The fasteners distributor promoted from within for its new chief executive, who steps in immediately.