Dealmaking slowed at the start of the year compared to previous months and was down from January 2024's 29 transactions.
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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.
Identify and eliminate the "zombie" processes in your distribution business that waste time and drain resources, boosting efficiency and productivity.
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These reports deliver a wealth of wholesale distribution economic metrics and dealmaking analysis covering the October-December period, along with forecasts for 1Q25 and beyond.
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The longtime MDM steward brings 40 years of industry research experience and perspective to the innovative industrial distributor.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of Baltimore, MD-based food distributor EMD Sales and its interpretation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. We break down what this means for the industry.
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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.
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During his time as CEO, he led the distributor's growth to over 15,000 employees and more than $4 billion in annual revenue.
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It’s time to move beyond a status quo of putting up with regular disruptions to warehouse activities due to late or cancelled deliveries. This piece explores tools to alleviate common issues.
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.
