The Conference Board's LEI six-month and 12-month growth rates were less negative than earlier in 2024, while the CEI pointed to positive current economic growth despite a December downtick.

The Home Depot partnered with the delivery apps to provide customers with faster, on-demand delivery of home improvement products.

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The partnership with Bring Back the Trades aims at addressing developing strategies to secure a sustainable future for the industry.

The longtime MDM steward brings 40 years of industry research experience and perspective to the innovative industrial ...

Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) shared its monthly TRENDS report on Jan. 21, ...

Alabama-based Sonic Tools is a distributor of professional tools and storage solutions serving industries such as ...

Associate Editor Anna Debiec joined the MDM team in July 2024. She spent the previous two years as an acquisitions editor at book publisher Rowman & Littlefield. She leads MDM's news reporting and ...

MRO replacement parts distributor Motion agreed to acquire the assets of M.B. McKee Company. Terms were not disclosed, but the transaction is expected to close at the end of January. Founded in 1943, ...

Metalworking and MRO supplies distributor MSC Industrial Supply reported its 2025 first quarter results on Jan. 7, showing a continued decline in sales for the September-November period, though much ...

Private equity firm Sycamore Partners and home improvement retailer RONA will acquire one of the largest building solutions providers in Canada. All-Fab Group (AFG) has served the needs of building ...

Back on Nov. 18, the Wall Street Journal reported that QXO — the building materials distribution platform started in late 2023 by Brad Jacobs — had made an offer to buy Beacon Roofing Supply. At the ...