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Now live, the issue's content spans your role as a source of tariff clarity; the business case for women-specific PPE; why QXO relentlessly pursued Beacon; what distributors pay their fleet staff; our latest MDM Forecast; a fasteners market profile; and more.
This new podcast series debuts with an episode sponsored by Grant Thornton, which provides a trio of specialists to discuss the rapidly changing tariff environment and the strategic moves distributors and transportation providers can make to best position themselves for whatever comes next.
After a four-year absence, this well-deserved industry recognition returns as we honor 20 women who have been pivotal to their company’s growth, innovation and leadership.
Ahead of speaking at MDM's May SHIFT conference, Redwood Advisors' John Nantz stops by for a conversation with Tom Gale about significant industry changes driven by market forces, technology advancements and changing customer expectations. Nantz outlines five key imperatives that high-performing distributors are using to stay competitive and differentiate themselves.
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It ends a four-month public standoff between the two companies and marks another milestone acquisition in the building materials distribution sector.
We chat with talent recruitment and retention guru Dr. Bharani Nagarathnam — who leads Texas A&M's Master of Industrial Distribution program — about a range of talent topics and to preview his culture-focused roundtable discussions at our May SHIFT conference.
Former MDM Analytics leader and current industry writer John Gunderson is set to deliver valuable insights on customer segmentation at our May SHIFT conference. Here's more about Gunderson and why his session is so important.
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Kevin Reid-Morris has led much of MDM's AI research over the past few years, and he's set to share the results of a major two-year project at our May SHIFT conference. He and Tom Gale discuss the transformative impact of AI in distribution and that project which identified over 50 practical AI use cases.
Beacon has also postponed its Investor Day that was scheduled for March 13.
To further court Beacon investors to tender their shares into QXO's buyout offer, QXO's founder and CEO wrote to sympathize and level with Beacon staff.
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We're off Monday in observance of Presidents' Day in the U.S., so Update will be back in action Tuesday morning.
See a preview for this free event for a half-day packed with discussion sessions centered around AI applications from experts using and scaling the technology today.
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It will combine the operations of Southwire’s three existing DCs in west Georgia and serve as a logistics hub for customers across the region.
Arroyo had 2024 sales north of $26 million.
