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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.
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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.
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The value decrease followed a March surge, though the year-to-date remains robust vs. 2025.
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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.
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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.
Release Date: June 2026
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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What if AI doesn’t replace Lean Six Sigma, but finally makes it scalable? The first in this four-part series from NAW Chief Innovation Officer Bart Tessel introduces LSS AI: a disciplined operating model to help distributors move beyond AI hype, close learning loops and build organizations that learn faster than volatility.
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Monthly orders unsurprisingly fell from March's surprising surge, with momentum seen in the sector's largest customer group — machine shops — while orders from aerospace manufacturers indicate investment in less sophisticated technology.
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