The U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman gave his strongest indication yet that the central bank is poised to begin cutting its benchmark interest rate in September.
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Our recent discussion with Andrew Brown addressed how distributors stand to benefit from supporting skilled trades while debunking myths associated with them.
MDM Editors Mike Hockett and Vesna Brajkovic analyze the immense value this year's SHIFT conference provides; their biggest takeaways from the 2023 version; our 2024 agenda highlights; and why you should be there.
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The former longtime editor of Industrial Distribution died on Aug. 5. See our tribute to him here, which includes commentary from colleagues that knew him best.
Wesco's "all things digital" leader Akash Khurana joins us to discuss what digital transformation has meant for the electrical distributor, which ramped up its initiatives on that front upon its landmark 2020 acquisition of Anixter.
Growth continued to slide across all geographies, product segments and customer end markets.
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It’s the latest economic indicator that demand remains subdued in the U.S. manufacturing sector.
Weaker than expected industrial demand certainly hasn't dampened the industry's appetite for M&A dealmaking, as MDM's reporting has shown.
The beverage alcohol distributor is set to add Horizon Beverage Group alongside numrous ongoing sales, digital and supply chain investments.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell noted a long-awaited rate cut could happen as soon as mid-September, but was far from committal.
Tom Gale and Mike Marks discuss the biggest challenges distributors face as they transition from a traditional outside-generalist sales process to a more adaptive, digital-forward go-to-market model.
The ruling could have far-reaching impacts on the product safety liabilities of other eMarketplace platforms.
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The 50-year fastener veteran founded Copper State in 1972 with a staff of six employees and a 6,000-square-foot warehouse.
McKinsey Senior Partner Kevin Sachs joins us to preview the keynote presentation at MDM's SHIFT Conference and the industry's biggest driving factors in the year ahead.
We identified more than 40 distributors to garner the honor, which these firms are happy to use as a recruiting and retention tool.
