Distribution Events
Thought Leadership and Software for Wholesale Change Agents
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Winsupply Expects Sales to Top $9 Billion as It Pushes Toward $10 Billion
Winsupply President Jeff Dice said the company’s growth strategy remains centered on finding entrepreneurs who can operate local wholesale businesses and supporting them with the purchasing, distribution and other services provided by the larger organization.
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UK Fastener Distributor Accu Opens First U.S. Distribution Center
The Indianapolis facility gives Accu its first U.S. distribution operation as the company looks to provide faster fulfillment and more localized support for North American customers.
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Incline Invests in Industrial Distributor The Conrad Company
Conrad distributes pneumatic, hydraulic, automation, lubrication and compressed air products and provides engineering, assembly, fabrication, repair, and field services
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Applied AI for Distributors 2027 Expands as Distributors Move from Pilots to Deployment
The fifth annual conference will take place June 22 to 24, 2027, at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel in Schaumburg, Illinois, with a greater focus on measurable returns, agentic AI, technology evaluation and how distributors compare with industry leaders in AI deployment.
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Why Distributors Are Taking Ownership of AI
Major distributors are beginning to put capital directly into artificial intelligence companies, technology, and talent rather than relying exclusively on software vendors
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Why Sonepar Is Building a Global AI Operating Layer
Instead of individual countries, brands or operating companies building separate data infrastructure and AI applications, Sonepar can develop common capabilities and extend them across multiple businesses.
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Commerce Expands AI Product Data Tools as It Sharpens B2B Strategy
For Commerce, the strategy increasingly connects product data enrichment, distribution of that information across digital channels and the use of AI in product discovery and purchasing.
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Clorox Launches B2B Business Combining CloroxPro, GOJO
The combination gives Clorox a platform to use GOJO’s distributor relationships and installed dispenser base to expand sales of cleaning and hygiene products across health care, education, hospitality, commercial facilities and other institutional markets.
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Optimum7 Adds Bulk Ordering, Technical Search Tools for Distributors
The company also has added search capabilities that allow customers to find products using stock keeping units, part numbers, fitment information, and technical specifications.
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LeadSmart Launches Platform to Connect Distributor ERP, CRM, and Ecommerce Data
The platform connects data used by sales, marketing and other teams while leaving the enterprise resource planning system as the system of record for financial and operational data.