When we sent out the call for nominations for MDM’s Digital Innovator Award, I thought we might get some particularly impressive responses. After all, the industry had little choice last year but to double down on digital initiatives as COVID-19 sent many away from the physical workplace. And boy, did you all deliver. What a […]
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Commentary: Change is in the Air — Take Advantage of Today’s Unique Environment
To continue reading this article you must be a paid subscriber. Subscribe to MDM Already Subscribed? Click here to log-in | Forgot your password? As we start to come out of our COVID-19 fog, many elements of life and work are changing with urgent pace. As a result, it feels like anything is possible. It’s […]
Download this Issue as a PDF: June 10 2021
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Change is in the Air — Take Advantage of Today’s Unique Environment
To continue reading this article you must be a paid subscriber. Subscribe to MDM Already Subscribed? Click here to log-in | Forgot your password? As we start to come out of our COVID-19 fog, many elements of life and work are changing with urgent pace. As a result, it feels like anything is possible. It’s […]
A Solid Plan Does Not Overlook the Basics
We’ve got a wide variety of content in the most recent issue of MDM Premium with a running theme through all of it: The importance of having a plan that is built from the ground up. A well-thought-out plan is both the cornerstone and keystone to any business initiative. It’s there to set the foundation […]
Commentary: A Solid Plan Does Not Overlook the Basics
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Download this Issue as a PDF: May 25 2021
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RBC Bearings Incorporated Announces Fiscal 2021 Fourth Quarter Results
Oxford, Connecticut-based RBC Bearings Incorporated (Nasdaq: ROLL) reported net sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 were $160.3 million, a decrease of 13.7% from $185.8 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020. Net sales for the aerospace markets decreased 28.6% while industrial market net sales increased 12.9%. Gross margin for the fourth quarter […]
Digital Distributor Summit Will Arm You with the Tools Needed to Tackle Change
When speaking at the Industrial Supply Association’s recent ISA21 virtual conference, MSC Industrial Supply Co. CEO and President Erik Gershwind discussed hearing a louder and louder drumbeat coming from the company’s clients in recent years. The metaphorical sound represented the urgency behind customers’ changing expectations of MSC in the wake of their own business challenges. […]
Download this Issue as a PDF: May 10 2021
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Commentary: Digital Distributor Summit Will Arm You with the Tools Needed to Tackle Change
To continue reading this article you must be a paid subscriber. Subscribe to MDM Already Subscribed? Click here to log-in | Forgot your password? When speaking at the Industrial Supply Association’s recent ISA21 virtual conference, MSC Industrial Supply Co. CEO and President Erik Gershwind discussed hearing a louder and louder drumbeat coming from the company’s […]
Key Takeaways from Distributors’ 1Q Outlook
Likely thanks to the COVID-19 vaccine coursing through me, I have a building sense of optimism that I have not felt in over a year now. It would appear that the same goes for the majority of respondents to the latest quarterly MDM-Baird Industrial Distribution survey. Out of approximately 500 respondents, 88% of comments mentioning […]
Commentary: Key Takeaways from Distributors’ 1Q Outlook
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Download this Issue as a PDF: April 25 2021
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IDEA Announces 2021 Board of Directors
Industry Data Exchange Association, Arlington, Virginia, announced Brian DiBella will serve as the Board Chair for the coming year. DiBella, president of Electrical Wiring Systems at Legrand North America, previously served as Legrand’s CIO. “Brian’s collaborative leadership and his ability to drive priorities for the industry will continue to help IDEA with its long-term roadmap,” […]
Housing Starts Signal Solid Demand in March
Low mortgage interest rates contributed to a housing production rebound in March. Overall housing starts increased 19.4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.74 million units, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. It marks the fastest pace for combined single-family and multifamily construction since June […]
The Home Depot Opens Three DCs in Florida
The Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Atlanta, on Thursday announced it has opened three new distribution centers in Florida — West Palm Beach, Miami and Fort Myers — to provide faster delivery options for customers in South Florida. The parent company of HD Supply Holdings Inc. also plans to open two additional Miami distribution centers in […]
ADI Global Distribution’s Allie Copeland Exemplifies Leadership When It’s Needed the Most
The two ADI Global Distribution colleagues who nominated Allie Copeland, vice president of global operations, for MDM’s Women in Distribution Awards had little trouble detailing Copeland’s contributions to the company. They almost ran out of room on the nomination form. As they noted in their glowing recommendations, ADI Global — a Melville, New York-based wholesale […]
A Technology-Driven Future is Coming, Whether You’re Ready or Not
This week, we launch MDM’s Future of Distribution virtual event. I say ‘launch’ because although it’s happening live on Tuesday, April 13, one of the beneficial things to come out of the last year is the pivot from producing be-there-or-you’ll-miss-it events to making rich, educational content available on demand. So, if April 13 is full […]
Download this Issue as a PDF: April 10 2021
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