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2024 U.S. MRO Market Trends Report
$2,995.00Add to cartRelease Date: November 2024
Our MRO Report provides a comprehensive analysis of U.S. MRO product markets in the U.S. and analyzes them across dimensions of market size and trends; segmentation; demand forecasts; and competitive landscape.
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2024 Annual MDM Economic Outlook Report
$1,995.00Add to cartRelease Date: September 2024
This robust report is a comprehensive economic reference guide to the U.S. wholesale distribution industry, providing both an overall view of the entire industry and macroeconomic details on each of its 19 different verticals as identified by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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MSC Industrial Supply Case Study
$195.00Release Date: March 2025
The metalworking and MRO supplies distributor has successfully transitioned from a catalog-driven product house that relied on spot-buys to its role today as a digitally-driven, “Mission Critical” company. Here’s how.
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Watsco Case Study
$195.00Release Date: January 2025
Watsco has achieved a marketing-leading position in HVACR distribution through a combination of deep supplier partnerships, a buy-and-build philosophy and a technology-first mindset. We examine the company’s recent evolution from how it got here to where it’s going.
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Ferguson Case Study
$195.00Release Date: October 2024
This case study explores the plumbing, HVACR, PVF and industrial supplies distributor’s past decade of growth through diversification, private branding, increased customer loyalty and more.
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Wesco Case Study
$195.00Release Date: August 2024
Wesco’s acquisition of Anixter in 2020 positioned the company atop the North American electrical supplies distribution market. This case study analyzes the key transformation levers Wesco has deployed across the dimension of growth, culture, digital and data to scale and innovate its value proposition.
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Fastenal Case Study
$195.00Release Date: April 2024
This report examines Fastenal’s strategic pivots over the past ten years – digital, self-service, product mix, sales specialization and more – that have created one of the highest performing North American distributors as measured across most financial benchmarks.
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MDM 1Q25 Forecast Report
$395.00This comprehensive MDM 1Q25 Forecast is a guide to the industrial economy for wholesale distribution executives, providing a historical, current and future snapshot of numerous key economic indicators in one convenient place.
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February 2025 Premium Monthly Report
$195.00This issue’s content covers research on distributors’ sourcing domestication; MSC Industrial Supply’s digital programs; the final 2024 wholesale trade revenue figures; barriers to business innovation; market analysis on truck equipment and grid infrastructure spending; and more.
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January 2025 Premium Monthly Report
$195.00This issue’s content spans research on family-owned distributors’ succession plans; expectations of Trump 2.0’s impact on demand and margins; the industry’s top concerns at the start of 2025; the first two parts of our case study on MSC Industrial Supply; and more.
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December 2024 Premium Monthly Report
$195.00This year-end issue has articles on two top distributors’ AI strategies; analysis of HARDI’s new contractor survey; our monthly MDM forecast; a cloud ERP selection case study; and more.
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November 2024 Premium Monthly Report
$195.00This issue is packed with articles that span private equity’s role in distribution M&A; case studies on Wesco, Stellar Industrial Supply and Watsco; the return-to-office movement and what being a data-driven company looks like.
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October 2024 Premium Monthly Report
$195.00The issue is packed with 10 articles spanning Amazon Business’ VMI launch, features on Watsco, ABC Supply and City Electric Supply, distributors’ industry event spending and more, plus an HVACR Market Profile.
This report is available free to MDM Premium as an exclusive benefit in your Premium Dashboard.
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September 2024 Premium Monthly Report
$195.00This issue includes seven articles that span Stellar Industrial’s buy-and-build tech approach; what to know before expanding across state lines; corporate DEI pushback; Ferguson’s digital strategy; and more.
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August 2024 Premium Monthly Report
$195.00This jam-packed issue includes nine articles that span Ferguson’s diversification and private brand strategy; QXO’s acquisition plans; research on labor trends; Fastenal’s AI tools; and much more.
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MDM 4Q24 M&A Report
$395.00MDM’s Quarterly Distribution M&A Report is a quarterly analysis of wholesale distribution M&A activity and company EBITDA trading multiples.
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MDM 4Q24 MarketPulse Report
$395.00MDM’s Quarterly MarketPulse Report consists of the quarterly results and analysis of the Baird-MDM Industrial Distribution Survey.
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Family-Owned Business Report
$195.00Release Date: January 2025
MDM conducted research in the Summer of 2024 that was driven by a survey that polled family-owned distributors. This report presents the results of the 129 respondents who identified as representing a family-owned distributorship. Alongside quantitative polling, we also collected plenty of interesting commentary.
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2024 U.S. MRO Market Trends Report – Industrial MRO
$1,495.00Release Date: November 2024
Leverage detailed analysis of the $303 billion industrial supplies market covering 16 product categories including safety, power transmission, fluid power, and abrasives. With a projected 2.9% CAGR through 2028, this sector represents one-third of the total MRO market and offers significant growth opportunities.
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2024 U.S. MRO Market Trends Report – Electrical MRO
$1,295.00Release Date: November 2024
Stay ahead in the $205 billion electrical supplies market with detailed analysis of switchgear, transformers, wire & circuit protection, and lighting solutions. Understand the competitive landscape where the top five distributors control 34% of this evolving sector.
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2024 U.S. MRO Market Trends Report – Construction/Facility MRO
$1,295.00Release Date: November 2024
Optimize your position in the $128 billion construction and facility maintenance sector with comprehensive data on HVACR (43%), janitorial supplies (24%), plumbing (24%) and related categories. Strategic insights to help you capitalize on this market’s growth to $147 billion by 2028.
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2024 U.S. MRO Market Trends Report – Electronics MRO
$1,295.00Release Date: November 2024
Strengthen your strategy in the $136 billion electronics sector, with focused intelligence on components modules (66%), PLCs, controls, and testing equipment. Essential data for capturing your share of the 2.8% CAGR forecast through 2028.
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2024 U.S. MRO Market Trends Report – Commercial MRO
$1,295.00Release Date: November 2024
Maximize opportunities in the $135 billion packaging and plastics MRO market with detailed segmentation by product category, territory, and end markets. This sector shows the highest projected growth rate at 3.7% CAGR through 2028.
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The Little Black Book of Strategic Planning for Distributors – eBook
$59.95Release Date: July 2020
Brent Grover’s latest book on the wholesale distribution industry, The Little Black Book of Strategic Planning for Distributors, is published by Modern Distribution Management. This book is a practical and timeless guide for building a strategic plan for a wholesale distribution company. It includes case studies, exhibits and end-of-chapter questions for your management team. Take it one chapter at a time, or use the full book as a blueprint for formulating a long-term plan for your company. Concise and easy-to-read, this book is the perfect primer on planning for distributors.
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Distributor’s Guide to Analytics – eBook
$59.95Release Date: April 2020
Analytics has evolved rapidly in wholesale distribution channels, fueled in part by the explosion of technology innovation over the past several years but also because of the industry’s natural lifecycle. Companies that establish and build analytic capability can stay ahead of the recent waves of disruption.
No matter where your company is on the spectrum of analytics adoption and thinking, the Distributor’s Guide to Analytics will improve your decision making – and your bottom line.
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MSC Industrial Supply Case Study
$195.00Release Date: March 2025
The metalworking and MRO supplies distributor has successfully transitioned from a catalog-driven product house that relied on spot-buys to its role today as a digitally-driven, “Mission Critical” company. Here’s how.
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MDM 1Q25 Forecast Report
$395.00This comprehensive MDM 1Q25 Forecast is a guide to the industrial economy for wholesale distribution executives, providing a historical, current and future snapshot of numerous key economic indicators in one convenient place.
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February 2025 Premium Monthly Report
$195.00This issue’s content covers research on distributors’ sourcing domestication; MSC Industrial Supply’s digital programs; the final 2024 wholesale trade revenue figures; barriers to business innovation; market analysis on truck equipment and grid infrastructure spending; and more.
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MDM Premium Subscription
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January 2025 Premium Monthly Report
$195.00This issue’s content spans research on family-owned distributors’ succession plans; expectations of Trump 2.0’s impact on demand and margins; the industry’s top concerns at the start of 2025; the first two parts of our case study on MSC Industrial Supply; and more.
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MDM 4Q24 M&A Report
$395.00MDM’s Quarterly Distribution M&A Report is a quarterly analysis of wholesale distribution M&A activity and company EBITDA trading multiples.
