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AI in Distribution

AI Agents in Distribution: Why the Window for Competitive Advantage Is Closing Fast

The conversation around artificial intelligence in wholesale distribution has shifted from “if” to “when”—and according to industry experts, that window is narrowing rapidly. In
  • Brian Hopkins
  • October 10, 2025
AI in Distribution

AI as Augmentation, Not Replacement: A Winning Strategy for Distribution

Leaders must decide how quickly to move and invest in AI.
  • Josh Palubicki
  • October 7, 2025
AI in Distribution

GrubMarket Launches AI Reporting Agent to Streamline Food Distribution Operations

GrubMarket said the agent draws on its proprietary food supply chain industry knowledge graph and can orchestrate workflows across APIs and browser functions.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 3, 2025

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AI News and Gurus: The Show for Intelligent Distributors

Join us on Tuesday, Oct 14, 2025 at 9 PT/12 ET for our newest session of AI News and Gurus: The Show for Intelligent
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AI Impact: New Jobs or No Jobs?

Join us on Oct15, 2025, 9 PT/12 ET for a friendly but tough debate over AI’s real impact on jobs and human labor.
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State of eCommerce

Join us on Oct 22, 2025 at 9PT/12ET for the latest findings from our comprehensive research on the state of eCommerce in distribution.
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How Distributors are Driving Productivity with Process Automation

Join us on Oct 29, 2025 at 9PT/12ET as top distribution leaders share actionable ideas on productivity through automation.
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AI in Distribution

WayPoint Analytics Introduces Prophet AI Expert System

The release is the first in a four-phase rollout of AI features planned by WayPoint.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 1, 2025
AI in Distribution

AI Is Critical, But Tech Execs Worry About Security and Personnel

Tech execs are also aware that AI can be used by bad actors, and 49.2% listed AI-driven cyberattacks as among their top concerns.
  • Don Davis
  • September 29, 2025
AI in Distribution

‘We Use ChatGPT’ Isn’t an AI Strategy 

Gains in productivity and profitability come from embedding AI deeper into your processes.
  • Ian Heller
  • September 24, 2025

Recent Reports

Strategic Approaches for Sustainable Growth

Best Practices to Compete in a Changing Market

Report: State of Distributor Pricing and Costing

The State of Customer Experience in Distribution

Digital Strategy

Distributor eCommerce Now 20% of Sales and Accelerating

eCommerce continues to grow as a percentage of sales for distributors: What’s driving the trend?
  • Ian Heller
  • January 12, 2023
lead boldly
Strategy

What Does It Mean to Lead Boldly?

In the Noble Calling leadership style, management is called to make an oversized impact.
  • Dirk Beveridge
  • January 9, 2023
5 phases
Digital Strategy

The 5 Phases of “Marketplacification”

The market strongly favors broad assortments and sticking to your own products is a big disadvantage.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • January 9, 2023
erp is worse than before
Distribution Technology

Why Your New ERP is Worse than Your Old One (for Now)

To get the most from your new ERP, your team must understand and help you get through the Trough of Despair.
  • Ian Heller
  • January 5, 2023
how to navigate
Distribution Sales Strategy

How to Navigate the Buyer Landscape

Understanding key factors in the buyer landscape.
  • Mike Kunkle
  • January 5, 2023
Digital Strategy

Distribution Leaders Offer 5 Tips to Get the Most from Your eCommerce

Distribution leaders share lessons learned on their ecommerce journeys.
  • Dean Mueller
  • December 21, 2022
How to Evaluate Potential Online Partners
Distribution Sales Strategy

Distributor Strategic Growth in the New Economy, Part 3: How to Evaluate Potential Online Partners

Build a process to evaluate online-channel partners to determine if partnering with them is profitable.
  • Scott Benfield
  • December 20, 2022
elephant in the room
Distribution Sales Strategy

The Elephant in the Room: Winging Sales Calls

How sales call preparation using a CRM solution is an efficient way to increase success.
  • Kurt Nelson
  • December 20, 2022
Distribution Sales Strategy

How to Get Business Value from Sales Training

Why sales training fails and how to adjust your approach.
  • Mike Kunkle
  • December 19, 2022
Launching New Products to Existing Accounts
Distribution Sales Strategy

Distributor Strategic Growth in the New Economy, Part 2: Launching New Products to Existing Accounts

Improve Return on Time Invested by focusing on new products and new technologies.
  • Scott Benfield
  • December 15, 2022
customers pushing back
Distribution Sales Strategy

Customers pushing back on fee-based services? Here’s how to negotiate

Frank Hurtte answers: How should you respond to customers who push back against fee-based services?
  • Frank Hurtte
  • December 15, 2022
allied beverage
Digital Strategy

Allied Beverage Group’s Digital Evolution

How Allied Beverage Group is building a technological ecosystem to better support their team.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 9, 2022
Thinking Beyond the Singular Sales Call
Distribution Sales Strategy

Distributor Strategic Growth in the New Economy, Part I: Thinking Beyond the Singular Sales Call

As distributors consolidate, growth becomes far more complex than a singular sales call. 
  • Scott Benfield
  • December 6, 2022
Digitalization Q&A
Distribution Technology

How Digitalization Changed the Manufacturer-Distributor Relationship

Using your unique relationships to propel the customer journey into the future.
  • Alex Chausovsky
  • December 6, 2022
inside sales Q&A
Inside Sales Strategy

6 Keys to a Successful Proactive Inside Sales Program

Selecting the right support, technology and people for a successful inside sales program.
  • Ian Heller
  • December 5, 2022
multitasking
Distribution Sales Strategy

Why Cross-Selling is Hard (And 4 Actionable Ways to Make it Easier)

Even if reps increase their cross-sell efforts, without technology for support, they will not succeed.
  • Benj Cohen
  • December 5, 2022
Price Cutting
Distribution Marketing

Price Cutting: The Profit Implications of ‘Taking It to the Street’

Distributor- and supplier-driven price cutting is destructive to profit.
  • Al Bates
  • December 2, 2022
decoding
Operations

Decoding the Supply Chain for 2023: Your Next Steps

The past two years of supply chain disruption and how to plan for 2023.
  • Alex Chausovsky
  • November 21, 2022
no charge invoice
Distribution Sales Strategy

Distributor Services: Reinforcing Value with No Charge Invoices

Is adding a “No Charge” to invoices helping – or hurting distributors?
  • Frank Hurtte
  • November 21, 2022
Operations

Stop Using Yesterday’s Obsolete KPIs

Distributors need to work off new KPIs that match today’s market to achieve profitable growth.
  • Jonathan Byrnes
  • November 18, 2022
Four Acronyms that Can Improve Your Sales Effectiveness
Distribution Sales Strategy

4 Acronyms that Can Improve Your Sales Effectiveness

These four acronyms, and the concepts behind their meaning, will improve your sales force’s effectiveness.
  • Mike Kunkle
  • November 17, 2022
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Operations

Distributors’ Warehouse Operations: Room for Improvement

Distributors share how they currently manage warehouse operations – and what their plans are given these realities.
  • Jonathan Bein
  • November 10, 2022
price increase
Distribution Marketing

5 Key Principles for Executing Your Next Price Increase

Here are five principles to keep in mind for your pricing strategy.
  • Pete Morelli
  • November 10, 2022
Distribution Technology

How to Amplify Productivity with AI: Think Beyond the Tech

To reap the benefits of technology like AI, companies must go above and beyond the initial tech investment to build ‘intangible assets.’
  • Benj Cohen
  • November 8, 2022
attracting top talent
Operations

How Distributors Can Attract and Retain Top Talent

Distributors continue to face struggles in the labor market and need to be aware of how to attract and retain talent as the economy
  • Alex Chausovsky
  • November 8, 2022
5 steps to rein in pricing
Distribution Sales Strategy

Stop Shaking Your Fist and Act: 5 Steps to Rein in Pricing

Here are five steps to take back control of your pricing.
  • Scott Sinning
  • November 7, 2022
Distribution Sales Strategy

How to Build Key Account Plans That Get Results

Check out this key account management process that gets results for distributors.
  • Mike Kunkle
  • November 2, 2022
strategic planning
Operations

More Than a Budget: How Distributors Should Do Strategic Planning

Distributors need a strategic plan if they want to remain competitive and profitable.
  • Jonathan Bein
  • October 31, 2022
Global Industrial
Distribution Marketing

How Global Industrial Uses Merchandising to Add Value and Solve Customer Problems

How merchandising in distribution compares to retail, and the importance of value-added services for Global Industrial.
  • Ian Heller
  • October 19, 2022
delayed erp
Digital Strategy

Distributors: What’s Delaying Your ERP’s ROI?

Distributors need to know the ins and outs of what ERP can do for them.
  • Karthik Chidambaram
  • October 17, 2022
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