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Plenty of companies from MDM’s Top Distributors Lists decorated a revenue-based spot on the newly released 2025 Fortune 500. See our convenient breakdown of them here, along with facts and figures about this year's feature.
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A little over 2 years since his previous appearance on the podcast, LGG Industrial CEO Jeff Crane joins to discuss his company's 2024 rebrand from ERIKS North America; how the company is navigating the tariffs situation; its recent branch network and technology upgrades; and how LGG is approaching AI
Now live, the issue's content is packed with articles that cover demand for warehouse space; a deep dive on ADI Global Distribution; cash flow red flags and how to get ahead of them; how rockstar CFOs master tariffs; QXO's plans to transform Beacon; and our monthly MDM Forecast and M&A Roundup.
In the second of a four-part series previewing new MDM research to be unveiled in a June 25 webcast, we introduce the underlying forces of change distributors see shaping the industry between now and 2035.
The free, three-hour event provides a wealth of expert insight into combatting relentless disruption with data analytics and the often unrealized potential of being a data-driven organization.
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In the first of a four-part series previewing new MDM research to be unveiled in a June 25 webcast, we introduce futures thinking and our rationale for pursuing this topic now.
With global disruption is accelerating, distributors should act now to protect margins, pricing and customer trust before the next supply chain shock hits. Here's a look at how to respond to global trade policy.
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QXO and Beacon frequented MDM's headlines during the first five months of 2025, culminating with QXO's $11 billion purchase of the distributor. With the landmark deal now completed, Craig Webb and Mike Hockett analyze how it happened and what it means for the building materials sector as just the first big move in QXO’s ambitious, acquisitive growth strategy.
Understanding customer needs is the foundation of successful selling. This piece explores how to prioritize realizing customers' challenges and offering tailored solutions that address specific needs.
The U.S. and China agreed Monday to a 90-day truce that features a drastic reduction of their respective 145% and 125% tariffs on each other’s goods.
Legacy forecasting relies on assumptions of linear growth and gradual changes — an approach not fit for modern business and frequent disruption. This piece explains why traditional "good enough" demand forecasting isn't actually good enough.
Now live, the mega-issue's content is packed with a wealth of MDM research on how tariffs are impacting distributors' cost of goods sold, investment plans and what they're doing about it; expert analysis on elasticity and the tariff response options at distributors' disposal; and the return of MDM's Women in Distribution feature.
