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Operations

Beyond the Spreadsheet: Transforming Order & Quote Processes

The most successful implementations start with clear process mapping, identifying the highest-impact automation opportunities first.
  • Brian Hopkins
  • July 8, 2025
AI in Distribution

Parspec Raises $20 Million to Bring AI Automation to Construction Distributors

Parspec expects both the distributor and contractor tools to be commercially available by the end of 2025. Pilot programs are currently underway.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 8, 2025
Operations

Critical Skills for Front-Line Leaders in Distribution Part One

Frontline leadership isn’t about reports and titles. It’s about earning trust, solving real problems, and keeping the operation moving day in and day out.
  • Will Quinn
  • July 7, 2025

Upcoming Programs

  • Upcoming Program

Using Technology to Drive Profits and Productivity

Join us on July 16, 9 PT/12 ET, as we discuss how to turn technology strategies into tangible outcomes.
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How Distributors are Solving Supply Chain Challenges

Join us on July 23, 9 PT/12 ET, as we discuss how companies are building more resilient, agile supply chains.
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State of Distributor Sales

Join us on July 30, 2025 at 9PT/12ET as we delve into the state of distributor sales to enhance your customer experience.
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Operations

The New Rules of Profitability in Wholesale Distribution

Today’s profit leaders aren’t necessarily the biggest players, they’re the swiftest.
  • Brian Hopkins
  • July 1, 2025
Strategy

2025 Has Been Rocky for Many Distributors, But Outlook Could Be Rosy

Analysts say distributors remain attractive to investors in volatile periods because of their flexibility and early economic recoveries.
  • Don Davis
  • June 20, 2025
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AI in Distribution

The Evolving Warehouse Function: 2025-2030

By 2030, AI-driven systems will orchestrate warehouse operations with precision that exceeds even the best human coordinators.
  • Brian Hopkins
  • June 19, 2025

Recent Reports

State of CRM and Sales Analytics in Distribution

2025 State of Technology in Distribution

From Silos to Synergy: Transforming B2B Distribution with Automation and Collaboration

Optimizing B2B eCommerce for Distributors: Strategies for Scalability, Supply Chain Visibility and Digital Integration

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Distribution Sales Strategy

Webinar: How to Manage and Recover from Supply Chain Disruptions (March 23, 2022)

In this webinar, we presented the findings from our survey and added our own expertise so you can learn the best practices to detect,
  • Ian Heller
  • March 25, 2022
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Digital Strategy

The Omnichannel Customer Experience: Are You Channeling Seamless Customer Service?

Today’s customers want it all. They want to be able to go online and easily find products, prices and delivery information. But they also
  • Jonathan Bein
  • March 22, 2022
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Wholesale Change Show

Wholesale Change: Why Losing Customers Costs More Than You Think (March 16, 2022)

n this episode hosts Ian Heller and Jonathan Bein share the true costs of customer defection – and the real upside of reducing it.
  • Ian Heller
  • March 16, 2022
How to Build a Value-Added Services Strategy to Fight Digital Disruptors
Digital Strategy

How to Build a Value-Added Services Strategy to Fight Digital Disruptors 

Distributors must become more effective at offering and managing value-added services because some of the most aggressive disruptors are taking share.
  • Ian Heller
  • March 14, 2022
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Distribution Sales Strategy

Webinar: True Omnichannel: Digital, Sales, Branches & Phones – Part 1 (March 9, 2022)

In this webinar, Distribution Strategy Group shared how best-in-class distributors deliver seamless customer experiences no matter where their customers shop and buy. 
  • Dean Mueller
  • March 9, 2022
M&A Boom
Distribution Industry Analysis

Brent Grover: M&A Boom in Distribution is ‘Not Sustainable’ 

Although 2022 seems primed for another bull year, NAW Fellow Brent Grover believes that distribution M&A has hit a peak in value and will
  • Jonathan Bein
  • March 7, 2022
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Wholesale Change Show

Wholesale Change: How Distributors Win with Third-Party Marketplaces, Feat. Kevin Weadick, President of Zoro US (March 2, 2022)

In this episode Zoro President Kevin Weadick joined hosts Ian Heller and Jonathan Bein for a discussion on the role third-party marketplaces can play
  • Ian Heller
  • March 2, 2022
Digital Doom Loop
Digital Strategy

Distributors’ Digital Doom Loop 

Many distributors have become so discouraged about how their websites are performing that they are investing less in overall digital capabilities. After all, why
  • Ian Heller
  • March 1, 2022
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Distribution Industry Analysis

Webinar: State of eCommerce in Distribution, Part 2 (February 23, 2022)

ow your distributor peers are planning to enhance and augment their ecommerce capabilities over the next three years – and how you can differentiate
  • Dean Mueller
  • February 23, 2022
Core & Main Acquires Earthsavers Erosion Control
Wholesale Change Show

Wholesale Change: 2022 M&A in Distribution – Trends and Best Practices (February 16, 2022)

On this episode we have an entertaining and informative discussion with Brent Grover about trends and best practices in M&A in the distribution industry.
  • Ian Heller
  • February 16, 2022
Why Distributors Need to Stop Making These 5 Marketing Mistakes Right Now
Digital Strategy

Why Distributors Need to Stop Making These 5 Marketing Mistakes Right Now 

Jonathan Bein and Ian Heller discuss five distributor marketing mistakes and how to avoid common pitfalls.
  • Jonathan Bein
  • February 16, 2022
Path Amid the Chaos
Digital Strategy

Global Industrial’s ‘Path Amid the Chaos’: A Conversation with Barry Litwin, CEO 

Barry Litwin of Global Industrial speaks about how they’ve built a foundation for effective customer experiences and have leveraged ecommerce to power Global Industrial’s
  • Ian Heller
  • February 15, 2022
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Distribution Industry Analysis

ITR Economics Forecasts Growth Through 2025; Labor Shortage to Ease in 2024 

The U.S. economy is quickly bouncing back from COVID. The supply chain is slowly correcting itself, and distributors will see a lot of growth
  • Ian Heller
  • February 14, 2022
Behind the Deals
Distribution Industry Analysis

Behind the Deals: Lawson Products-Test Equity-Gexpro Services; Motion-Kaman; and White Cap-Ram Tool

Ian Heller and Jonathan Bein talked about recent distribution deals, synergies between the businesses, and their predictions for the rest of 2022.
  • Ian Heller
  • February 9, 2022
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Distribution Industry Analysis

‘Sourcing Simplified’: Factrees Aims to Change How B2B Channel Connections Are Made 

Factrees wants to change channel dynamics for the better. I recently spoke with Williams, who has deep experience in B2B and B2C ecommerce, about
  • Ian Heller
  • February 8, 2022
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B2B eCommerce

Webinar: The 2022 State of eCommerce in Distribution, Part 1 (February 2, 2022)

Get the results of our exclusive 12th-annual State of eCommerce in Distribution research, a leading benchmark in the industry for adoption and drivers of
  • Dean Mueller
  • February 4, 2022
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Digital Strategy

How Distributors Can Keep the Branch Alive in a Digital World 

Mark Dancer shares how distributors can reimagine physical stores so that they remain relevant long into the future.
  • Jonathan Bein
  • February 2, 2022
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Wholesale Change Show

Wholesale Change: The 5 Biggest Distributor Marketing Mistakes (February 1, 2022)

You’ll hear why distributors often fail at marketing — and how you can succeed in this episode of The Wholesale Change Show.
  • Ian Heller
  • February 2, 2022
B2B eCommerce

Better Customer Experience? Distributors Lean Into eCommerce in 2022

Last year, we saw a sharp increase in the adoption of ecommerce due to the COVID-19 pandemic. eCommerce includes transactions through website, mobile and
  • Dean Mueller
  • February 1, 2022
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Wholesale Change Show

Wholesale Change: What’s Coming for Distribution M&A in 2022? (January 19, 2022)

Two major deals at the end of 2021 ensured the year would end with a bang. Lawson Products, Gexpro Services and Test Equity joined
  • Ian Heller
  • January 19, 2022
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Wholesale Change Show

Wholesale Change: How Distributors Can Innovate the Physical Store (January 12, 2022)

Mark Dancer shares how he thinks B2B innovators can reimagine physical stores and other real-world spaces to create new value for customers and open
  • Ian Heller
  • January 12, 2022
The 4 Symptoms of Bad CRM
Digital Strategy

The 4 Symptoms of Bad CRM

Here are four symptoms you may be using a “bad” CRM – one that doesn’t help the sales team do their jobs.
  • Benj Cohen
  • January 12, 2022
3 Inside Sales Models That Sell
Inside Sales Strategy

3 Inside Sales Models That Sell

Businesses must have clear expectations of this role if they want to maximize growth opportunities. Here are three inside sales models that are working
  • Mark Peck
  • January 11, 2022
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Digital Strategy

ADI’s Digital Transformation Goes Beyond the Technology

For ADI, it’s about how that technology can enable the distributor’s team to do their jobs more efficiently and effectively.
  • Jonathan Bein
  • January 5, 2022
How NetPlus Alliance is Helping Distributors Stay Relevant in a Time of Disruption
Distribution Industry Analysis

How NetPlus Alliance is Helping Distributors Stay Relevant in a Time of Disruption

Jennifer Murphy, President of NetPlus Alliance, joined us for a recent Wholesale Change episode to talk about the benefits of the buying group and
  • Jonathan Bein
  • December 20, 2021
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Wholesale Change Show

Wholesale Change: From Master Distributors to Marketplaces (December 15, 2021)

Marketplaces have moved that endless assortment right in front of the customer. This has changed the dynamics for distributors and even more for master
  • Ian Heller
  • December 15, 2021
From Master Distributors to Marketplaces Part 3
Distribution Industry Analysis

From Master Distributors to Marketplaces Part 3: Berkshire eSupply, Varis and Value-Added Services

Learn about growth options for master distributors, including how they might work with certain marketplaces.
  • Ian Heller
  • December 14, 2021
From Master Distributors to Marketplaces Part 2
B2B eCommerce

From Master Distributors to Marketplaces Part 2: Berkshire eSupply is an “Upside Down” Marketplace

Berkshire eSupply benefits by making its products available on hundreds (and potentially thousands) of websites operated by small and midsize industrial distributors. It’s a great plan,
  • Ian Heller
  • December 10, 2021
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Wholesale Change Show

Wholesale Change: ADI’s Digital Transformation (December 8, 2021)

Our Wholesale Change hosts and Tisdale discuss ADI’s remarkable journey.
  • Ian Heller
  • December 8, 2021
Distributors Must Go Beyond ‘Price and Availability’ to Remain Relevant to Manufacturers
Digital Strategy

Distributors Must Go Beyond ‘Price and Availability’ to Remain Relevant to Manufacturers

Having robust digital capabilities is no longer optional for distributors who want to retain channel share.
  • Dean Mueller
  • December 7, 2021
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