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UPS Completes Amazon Pullback, Turns Focus to Higher-Value B2B Freight
UPS has completed its transition away from low-margin ecommerce volume and is now competing more aggressively for the freight many distributors ship.
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RNDC Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Plans Asset Sales and Wind-Down
RNDC was once the nation’s second-largest beverage alcohol distributor, operating in as many as 40 states and serving more than 2,000 suppliers and 170,000 customers before a series of market exits reduced its footprint.
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What Separates AI Leaders From the Rest of Distribution
Many of the distributors recognized in the AI Top 25 spent years standardizing product information, customer records, and other core business data before expanding AI deployments across the enterprise.
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Inventory Survey Finds Strong Interest in AI, but Adoption Remains Limited
For distributors, the findings suggest that interest in AI is increasingly centered on operational applications rather than experimental technology.
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Rexel Makes AI a Core Part of Distribution Strategy
Rexel reported a record 4% productivity improvement during the first half of 2026, which executives attributed to operational improvement programs and the company’s AI transformation. The gains helped offset higher operating costs while supporting improved financial performance.
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Honeywell Completes Sale of Warehouse Automation Business to American Industrial Partners
The divestiture is the latest step in Honeywell’s restructuring strategy as the company narrows its focus to industrial automation, software, and autonomous operations.
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Cavallo Expands Business Central With Pricing, AI Tools
The release is part of Cavallo’s broader strategy to build software specifically for wholesale distribution.
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Rexel Raises 2026 Outlook as North America, Data Centers Drive Sales Growth
Rexel completed three North American acquisitions during the first half of 2026: TC 360 in Canada, Revere Electrical Supply in Illinois and DEE Electronics in Iowa.
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IBT Industrial Solutions Expands Southeast Footprint with Indesco Acquisition
The deal is the latest example of continued consolidation across the industrial distribution sector, where distributors are using acquisitions to expand regional coverage and add specialized technical capabilities rather than simply increasing scale
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Stronger U.S. Services Growth Gives Distributors a Demand Boost, Even as Costs Rise
Although manufacturing played a smaller role in July’s economic growth, the deterioration in supplier delivery times remains significant for distributors because it points to continued pressure on product availability and replenishment cycles.