MDM's Mike Hockett dives into the latest numbers from the home improvement retail giants, where much of growth has been powered by Pro customers.
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The company still has plenty of capital left in its 2022 M&A budget, and underlying growth has it targeting accelerated revenue growth.
We share new comments from numerous distributors regarding how the "Great Resignation" and turbulent labor market have impacted their staffing.
Distributors may be missing out on a CRM system’s untapped potential: nurturing customer relationships to drive sales growth.
Packaging and janitorial supplies distributor Imperial Dade has rapidly grown in recent years with acquisitions, and it just gained further major investment to do more of it.
At the recent Fastenal Expo, we chatted with Senior Executive Vice President Terry Owen about the company's supply chain capabilities, which allow it to handle whatever comes next.
MDM dives into the numbers and commentary that the MRO products giant shared during its first quarter earnings report.
The number of mergers and acquisitions in distribution/manufacturing climbed in April after plateauing during the first three months of 2022.
Private equity and investment banks are arguably the biggest current drivers of distribution M&A activity. Read the third and final part of MDM’s recent conversation series with executives at leading financial firms behind many of the deals you’ve been reading about.
Amid digital expansion, many distributors grew apart from customers during the pandemic. Fastenal did the opposite. In a new MDM Podcast, Mike Hockett and Dan Florness discuss how the company continues to grow closer to its customers.
The company's 1Q earnings and subsequent commentary shed light on several other factors driving growth at the MRO parts distributor besides its recent $1.3 billion acquisition of Kaman Distribution Group.
How can companies enhance their bottom lines by employing better digital strategies? MDM chatted with Stellar Industrial Supply’s John Wiborg and Mass Ingenuity’s Aaron Howard during a recent webcast to answer this and similar questions facing distributors.
Private equity and investment banks are arguably the biggest current drivers of distribution M&A activity. Read the second part of MDM’s recent conversations with executives at leading financial firms behind many of the deals you’ve been reading about.
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