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May U.S. Wholesale Sales Accelerate, Far Outpacing Inventories

Petroleum products continued to lift nondurable goods sales, while durables saw widespread acceleration as inventory-to-sales ratios continue to slide, indicating demand is outpacing stockpiles. Here, get a full breakdown of product vertical-specific figures for monthly and year-over-year sales and inventories from the latest government data.

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Infor: Distribution is Where AI Moves from Promise to Practice

At the company's annual TUG conference for distribution customers, CEO Kevin Samuelson and AI Innovation leader Rick Rider outlined how the company is positioning AI for distributors — not as a standalone product, but as an ongoing service built around industry context, co-innovation, process intelligence and governed automation. Here are our key takeaways.

Stellar Industrial Supply Case Study

Release Date: July 2026 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.

Electrical

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Resideo’s ADI Spinoff Set to Complete on Aug. 3

Resideo’s board has formally approved the planned spin-off of ADI Global Distribution, setting a July 20 record date and Aug. 3 shares distribution date for the low-voltage products provider.

Industrial Supplies

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MSC Reports Healthy Spring Sales Growth Acceleration as Volume Flips to Positive

Pricing still did most of the heavy lifting for sales growth, but the volume movement is a positive demand sign for the broader metalworking and MRO supplies market. Get the key figures here.

MDM Blog

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MDM’s June Premium Monthly Recap

June's Premium content covered the keys to Grainger's business model success; AI's role in Lean Six Sigma; what 3M's "Ask 3M" AI customer tool means for distributors; City Electric Supply's new services rollout; the growing pricing power gap between large and small distributors; and our monthly MDM Forecast and M&A Roundup. Get the condensed rundown here.

Mergers & Acquisitions

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June M&A Roundup: Building Materials Leads Softer Month

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Economic Trends

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U.S. Cutting Tool Shipments Value & Volume Dip in April

The value decrease followed a March surge, though the year-to-date remains robust vs. 2025.

Fasteners

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Rox Capital to Launch Fasteners Platform after Acquiring Interstate Threaded Products

The acquisition launches Rox Capital Partners’ industrial fastener platform, with plans to grow the Dallas-based manufacturer and distributor through organic initiatives and strategic acquisitions.

Market Analysis

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U.S. Wholesale Sales Post More Strong Growth in April, Inventories Slow

Sales continue to outpace inventories as petroleum products saw another considerable monthly gain tied to the Iran war conflict, but to a much lesser degree than March. Here, view product vertical-specific figures for monthly and year-over-year sales, inventories and inventory/sales ratios pulled from the Census Bureau's latest wholesale trade report.

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