The company continued to see organic growth that outpaced market averages, ending the year with strong margin gains.
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Two longtime power transmission/motion control industry veterans, Brian Short and Bill Shepard, join to discuss career retrospection, what’s changed in the market, thoughts on AI and the role of product information sharing, including how two leading associations are driving it forward.
QXO calls the agreement "shareholder-unfriendly" and a “poison pill”.
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The U.S. government issued a final order outlining plans for Amazon to follow.
Our MDM Case Study series rolled out reports on Ferguson and Watsco down the stretch of 2024, with more to come in 2025. Here, the author of those case studies joins to share his key takeaways from researching those two companies and a preview of his next deep dive on MSC Industrial Supply.
The letter shares full details of QXO's offer and claims Beacon has intentionally taken actions to "frustrate a transaction." Beacon responds.
Two product procurement firms allegedly conspired to rig bids on awards for Department of Defense MRO contracts, resulting in the U.S. being overcharged for products it purchased.
See the slate of industry events during the first half of 2025 that are on MDM's radar.
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The distributor bought a massive facility adjacent to its current Minooka, IL distribution center, further expanding its warehouse footprint.
The two adhesives distributors supply industrial tapes, adhesives and fasteners with brands that include 3M and Loctite.
Our MDM Update newsletter will be back in action on Thursday, Dec. 26.
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We'll be back in action Monday morning after our staff enjoys an extra long Thanksgiving weekend.
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Packed with insights from 19 different speakers and representing eight different distributors, our Virtual Profitability Summit is set to provide tools to optimize your margin strategy in 2025 and beyond. Here's a preview.
