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NAW 3Q26 Forecast Report

This comprehensive NAW 3Q26 Forecast is a guide to the U.S. wholesale distribution economy, providing a historical, current and future snapshot of numerous key economic indicators in one convenient place along with our exclusive sector-specific forecasts for 19 different product categories. Its economic indicator data is updated through July 17.

MDM 2Q26 Forecast Report

This comprehensive MDM 2Q26 Forecast is a guide to the U.S. wholesale distribution economy, providing a historical, current and future snapshot of numerous key economic indicators in one convenient place along with our exclusive sector-specific forecasts for 19 different product categories. Its economic indicator data is updated through May 15.
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Our new-look Intelligence Brief synthesizes all of our monthly Premium articles into a six-page report that distills key takeaways from that content — a perfect quick read for busy executives.
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NAW 2Q26 MarketPulse Report

NAW’s 2Q26 MarketPulse Report consists of the quarterly results, analysis and commentary from the latest Baird-MDM Industrial Distribution Survey — conducted early July — that explored revenue performance, pricing and business expectations for the current quarter and rest-of-year. It includes a wealth of market-specific data and commentary from survey respondents.

NAW 2Q26 M&A Report

See our updated monthly deal counts; a year-to-date breakdown of M&A activity by product category; the latest EBITDA trading multiples for 27 publicly traded industrial distributors; our latest M&A-led Premium article; and our detailed recap of dealmaking activity during April-June, which saw decelerated but still healthy activity.
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MDM Case Study: Stellar Industrial Supply

This 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.

MDM Case Study: Singer Industrial

How has Singer Industrial grown into a 55-plus-company platform while preserving local leadership and culture? This MDM Case Study explores the industrial rubber, fluid power and automation distributor’s coordinated autonomy model, acquisition strategy and technology investments that are helping drive scale, efficiency and long-term growth.
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Digital Commerce
Grainger’s 30-Year Digital Head Start Is Still Compounding
Grainger’s eCommerce story started 30 years ago with the early move from catalog to web. Today, that head start has become a digital operating system spanning High-Touch Solutions, Endless Assortment, product data, AI and fulfillment scale. This third and final part of our Grainger deep dive explores the timeline and strategic levers Grainger has pulled to achieve its best-in-class digital offering.
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Digital Commerce
Grainger’s 30-Year Digital Head Start Is Still Compounding
Grainger’s eCommerce story started 30 years ago with the early move from catalog to web. Today, that head start has become a digital operating system spanning High-Touch Solutions, Endless Assortment, product data, AI and fulfillment scale. This third and final part of our Grainger deep dive explores the timeline and strategic levers Grainger has pulled to achieve its best-in-class digital offering.
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Grainger’s High-Touch Advantage: How the MRO Leader Turned Customer Problems into a Growth Engine
Grainger’s largest business is no longer just about supplying MRO products. Its High-Touch model is built around helping customers reduce procurement friction, inventory waste, labor strain and operational complexity. We explore that business unit in the first of a three-part deep dive series into the company that has long dominated MDM's Top Distributors Lists.
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Digital Commerce
Grainger’s 30-Year Digital Head Start Is Still Compounding
Grainger’s eCommerce story started 30 years ago with the early move from catalog to web. Today, that head start has become a digital operating system spanning High-Touch Solutions, Endless Assortment, product data, AI and fulfillment scale. This third and final part of our Grainger deep dive explores the timeline and strategic levers Grainger has pulled to achieve its best-in-class digital offering.
Grainger
Strategy
Grainger’s High-Touch Advantage: How the MRO Leader Turned Customer Problems into a Growth Engine
Grainger’s largest business is no longer just about supplying MRO products. Its High-Touch model is built around helping customers reduce procurement friction, inventory waste, labor strain and operational complexity. We explore that business unit in the first of a three-part deep dive series into the company that has long dominated MDM's Top Distributors Lists.
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Before You Automate: Why Lead Time Accuracy Is the Foundation of Smarter Purchasing

Lead time accuracy has become one of the most critical and overlooked challenges facing…

In Pursuit of Value: Where 400+ Distributors are Investing in AI Today

Nearly every distributor is investing in AI. The question has shifted from “What can…
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