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Ferguson’s largest acquisition in years would add approximately $1 billion in annual revenue, more than 60 locations and extensive valve automation, repair and technical capabilities — significantly expanding its position in industrial flow control markets.
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Petroleum products continued to lift nondurable goods sales, while durables saw widespread acceleration as inventory-to-sales ratios continue to slide, indicating demand is outpacing stockpiles. Here, get a full breakdown of product vertical-specific figures for monthly and year-over-year sales and inventories from the latest government data.
At the company's annual TUG conference for distribution customers, CEO Kevin Samuelson and AI Innovation leader Rick Rider outlined how the company is positioning AI for distributors — not as a standalone product, but as an ongoing service built around industry context, co-innovation, process intelligence and governed automation. Here are our key takeaways.
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Our highly anticipated annual feature is here for you to peruse via web listings and our downloadable report. Explore our 20 different lists to see distribution’s biggest movers and shakers.
Our latest MDM Case Study examines how Stellar Industrial Supply built a differentiated growth model around documented customer savings, service-first selling and digital execution — turning measurable value creation into a durable platform for customer loyalty, expansion and operational excellence. It's available now for Premium subscribers and in the MDM Store.
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June's Premium content covered the keys to Grainger's business model success; AI's role in Lean Six Sigma; what 3M's "Ask 3M" AI customer tool means for distributors; City Electric Supply's new services rollout; the growing pricing power gap between large and small distributors; and our monthly MDM Forecast and M&A Roundup. Get the condensed rundown here.
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You've seen our new Top Distributors Lists. Now, see which companies remained as MDM Industry Titans and which ones joined the exclusive club that recognizes companies that have been in the top 3 of one of our Top Distributors Lists for at least five consecutive years — a testament to sustained market leadership.
Distribution personnel everywhere are clamoring for data dashboards, but it's not the difference-maker most think, argues author Mark McGready. Here, he explains why traditional business intelligence often fails reps and how guidance-driven tools can turn customer data into faster, more actionable sales decisions.
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NAW is the only business plaintiff in a multistate lawsuit seeking to block California’s SB 54 packaging law, months after the association secured an injunction against Oregon’s EPR law. Get the details here.
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