An expert says lawsuits filed by veterans who blame hearing issues on defective earplugs could bankrupt the company, but 3M calls the interpretation ‘flawed speculation,’ according to Bloomberg.
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Our long-awaited annual rundown of the top distributors across 17 industrial, construction and commercial products sectors is available to view and download.
We chat with the CEO of Germany-based power transmission distributor Ludwig Meister, a family-run company that took an inside-out journey to transform its operations over the past decade.
Formerly known as Electrocomponents plc, London-based RS Group will add Monterrey, Mexico-based Risoul.
The industry understands the benefits that industrial vending presents, but what about picking a vendor for it? Here's how to evaluate.
In this MDM Podcast, ETIM North America's Mary Shaw provides insight into the state of data standardization for manufacturers, distributors and end users, along with the benefits of standardizing product data industrywide.
MDM's latest webcast dove into how data can lead distributors amid all the economic uncertainty, and how CRM and BI can be applied.
Amid continued supply chain challenges, SPAs open up a range of opportunities that will help manufacturers and distributors thrive.
Questions about economic concerns, distribution inventory management and the future of hybrid work were among topics covered in MDM's July 2022 Premium Monthly, now available for download.
We all know the distribution sector is highly fragmented, but to what extent? A chat with McKinsey partners Alex Abdelnour and Kevin Sachs dives into the state of fragmentation within various markets and the factors that separate leading distributors from laggards.
Following a period that reenergized the pace of M&A activity, deals involving packaging companies and international entities kept a brisk pace.
Sales outpaced that of 1Q at the industrial distribution giant, despite slowing throughout the quarter.
Following a relatively slow 1Q, distribution M&A increased in the April-June period, ending 2Q with one of the biggest months in deal volume over the past two years.
MDM's Mike Hockett and NetSuite's Ranga Bodla discuss why distributor associations and buying groups are more important than ever and a new program aimed to provide them with additional resources.
Mike Marks and Tom Gale explore the impact of recent landmark acquisitions and how the mission of strategic deals runs counter to that of private equity.
The pandemic forced many distribution leaders to focus on day-to-day operations. Dirk Beveridge advises on how to turn focus back to future opportunities.
It is the first time since the fourth quarter of 2020 that annualized growth rate didn’t outperform expectations, according to the Second Quarter Baird-MDM Industrial Distribution Survey.
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In a new MDM Podcast, Ferguson's Denise Vaughn talks about how the company conducts operations with a lighter footprint while creating positive impact for its stakeholders.
Our latest podcast focuses on maintaining perspective and paying attention to actions and tangible data amid all the broad economic downturn talk.
