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Distribution Industry News

TopBuild to Acquire Progressive Roofing for $810 Million

TopBuild said the acquisition will be funded through a combination of cash on hand and its recently expanded credit facility.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 11, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Trinity Hunt Partners Launches National HVAC Distribution Platform with Blackhawk Supply

Blackhawk’s ecommerce-focused model and expansive parts catalog provide a competitive edge in meeting increasing demand for digital procurement solution.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 11, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Parts Town Unlimited Names New CEO and CFO as Longtime Leader Steps Aside

Bill Geary, formerly a senior executive at global distributor Wesco, will succeed Steve Snower as CEO.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 10, 2025
Distribution Industry News

QXO Names Former Kraft Heinz Executive as CIO to Lead Digital Transformation

At Kraft Heinz, Eric Nelson oversaw large-scale cloud migrations, developed enterprise-wide analytics platforms, and digitized core logistics operations.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 10, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Capstone Targets Southeast Expansion Amid Broader Push to Modernize Building Products Distribution

Capstone is making a long-term bet that it can succeed where others have struggled—by building an integrated distribution platform.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 9, 2025
Distribution Industry News

DXP Enterprises Expands Credit Line and Makes an Acquisition

According to DXP, the company amended an existing credit agreement to increase its total revolving borrowing capacity from $135 million to $185 million.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 9, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Ransomware Attack Disrupts Ingram Micro Operations

As of Tuesday morning, the company had not disclosed whether sensitive data, such as customer, vendor, or employee information, was compromised.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 8, 2025
AI in Distribution

Parspec Raises $20 Million to Bring AI Automation to Construction Distributors

Parspec expects both the distributor and contractor tools to be commercially available by the end of 2025. Pilot programs are currently underway.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

SRS Launches Roofr Integration as Home Depot Pushes Further into Pro Contracting

While the GMS deal marks a major expansion in scale, the Roofr integration reflects SRS’s ongoing investment in digital tools to enhance contractor operations.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 7, 2025
Distribution Industry News

DXP Enterprises Acquires Moores Pump & Services to Expand Gulf Coast Operations

Moores will be integrated into DXP’s rotating equipment division, which focuses on the sales and service of pumps and related equipment.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 7, 2025
Distribution Industry News

HARDI Distributors See May Sales Dip Amid Cooler Weather, Fewer Billing Days

Sales for members of Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) fell 2.1% in May 2025 compared to the same month last year.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 3, 2025
Distribution Industry News

TD SYNNEX Acquires Apptium to Expand Cloud Commerce and Services Portfolio

Apptium provides a cloud-native platform that supports e-commerce, billing, fulfillment, and subscription management.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 2, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Graybar Appoints a Key Executive to Lead AI and Digital Transformation Efforts

Edward Fenton most recently served as vice president of customer and field platforms at Ecolab, where he oversaw enterprise-wide digital engagement and modernization initiatives.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 2, 2025
Distribution Industry News

GMS Tells Employees It’s “Business as Usual” After $5.5 Billion Acquisition Deal with SRS

An internal Q&A posted in an SEC filing, stated that GMS’s current strategy and customer focus will not change in the near term.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 1, 2025
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Distribution Industry News

U.S. Manufacturing Contracts for Fourth Straight Month as Orders and Jobs Decline

The reading reflects ongoing contraction in a sector weighed down by falling new orders, declining employment, and uncertainty over trade policy.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 1, 2025
Distribution Industry News

MSC Industrial Profit Falls 21% on Slower Sales, Tighter Margins

Year-to-date, MSC has generated $2.79 billion in revenue, a 2.7% decline from the $2.87 billion reported in the first nine months of fiscal 2024.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 1, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Home Depot’s SRS to Acquire GMS in $5.5 Billion Deal, Expanding Specialty Building Distribution Network

The agreement, unanimously approved by both companies’ boards of directors, significantly expands Home Depot’s footprint in professional-grade distribution.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • June 30, 2025
AI in Distribution

Distributors Urged to Treat AI Like a ‘Baby Tiger’—Powerful, Promising, and Potentially Perilous

AI not as a one-time deployment but as a living system that demands constant management.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • June 26, 2025
AI in Distribution

Sonepar’s AI Strategy: Lead with Purpose or Risk Falling Behind

Artificial intelligence is no longer an abstract concept for wholesale distributors.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • June 25, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Stellantis to Build $388 Million Hub to Modernize U.S. Parts Distribution

The new megahub is part of a broader initiative to consolidate Stellantis’ U.S. parts operations and upgrade logistics infrastructure.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • June 24, 2025
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