This advance buying could result in lower sales for distributors later in the year, but that could be offset by economic growth.
McKesson’s capitalization makes it the top distributor in stock market value in the Distribution Strategy Group Public Distributor Index.
Watsco says the three deals add 10 locations and about $47 million in annual sales “in high-growth” Sunbelt markets.
Experts say there’s a disconnect between sentiment and the hard data.
Distributors share how they’re responding to the uncertainty.
Big retailers are making big inroads into distribution.