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Under Attack: How AI Is Supercharging Cybercrime Against Wholesale Distributors
AI has given criminal organizations the ability to impersonate executives using their own voices, construct vendor identities from scratch, personalize phishing emails with details no generic scam would know and deploy ransomware with a precision that disables backup systems first.
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Rexel Acquires Revere Electrical Supply in Push to Expand Midwest Industrial Automation Footprint
The deal targets industrial automation, a distribution vertical Rexel has flagged as a strategic priority.
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SRS Distribution Completes Acquisition of HVAC Distributor Mingledorff’s
HVAC distribution alone represents a total addressable market of approximately $100 billion, according to the companies.
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QXO Details Value Creation Plan for TopBuild Acquisition
QXO outlined a plan to roll out a fully integrated digital platform across its operations in waves, targeting completion in the first quarter of 2027 for Beacon and the third quarter of 2027 for the remainder of the business.
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Grainger Expands AI, Onsite Services and Distribution Investments as Industrial Demand Improves
But Grainger executives suggested the bigger shift is not simply improving industrial demand. Instead, customers are increasingly relying on distributors to manage operational work previously handled internally.
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GME Supply Acquires Peak Trading and ASK Tower Supply
Kevin Pitcock, president and chief executive officer of Peak Trading, said the transaction gives his customers access to expanded logistics and deeper inventory.
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Imperial Dade and BradyPLUS Unify Under a Single Name: Imperial Brady
The combined company, which serves commercial and institutional customers across the United States and Canada with janitorial and sanitation supplies, foodservice products and industrial packaging, employs more than 13,000 people and generates approximately $10 billion in annual revenue.
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Univar Solutions Breaks into Three Business Units, Shifts CEO to Executive Chair
President and CEO David Jukes will transition to executive chair effective July 1, capping a tenure that included leading the company through its 2023 shift from public to private ownership.
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Parts Town Upgrades AI Tool to Help Technicians Fix Equipment Faster
For wholesale distributors, Parts Town’s investment in AI-driven parts identification reflects a broader competitive shift in the parts and repair supply chain.
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UGI Corporation Posts Mixed Second Quarter as AmeriGas Turnaround Continues
AmeriGas separately launched online sales of propane cylinders on Amazon in selected cities, with plans to expand the service across existing home-delivery markets during fiscal 2026.