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AI in Distribution

Palmer Holland Rolls Out AI Product Platform to Streamline Product Data

Palmer Holland, a Cleveland-based specialty chemical and ingredient distributor, has launched an AI-driven product knowledge platform aimed at streamlining how customers and suppliers access
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • August 26, 2025
AI in Distribution

Pattern Group’s $400 Million IPO Puts Distributors on Notice as Brands Double Down on Marketplaces

Pattern uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to process more than 46 trillion data points and add 100 billion more each week.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • August 25, 2025
AI in Distribution

How AI Helps a Distributor’s Reps Save Time on Tedious Tasks

Deploying AI technology that understands the words salespeople speak is key.
  • Don Davis
  • August 14, 2025
AI in Distribution

Four ‘Practical and Tactical’ AI Takeaways for Distributors

To win at AI-driven commerce, distributors must help buyers’ AI agents find what they need.
  • Don Davis
  • July 23, 2025
AI in Distribution

AWS Doubles Down on Agentic AI, Signaling Disruption Ahead for Wholesale Distributors

The shift to agentic AI comes at a time when many distributors are still investing in basic digital infrastructure.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 15, 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
AI in Distribution

5 Big Lessons from Day Two of the Applied AI for Distributors Conference

Chicago was buzzing. Day Two of the Applied AI for Distributors Conference wasn’t about theory or future hype. It was about execution.
  • Will Quinn
  • June 27, 2025
AI in Distribution

AI Isn’t a Toy, It’s a Tiger. Now Act Like It.

if you don’t start with clear governance, oversight, and guardrails, that tiger grows teeth.
  • Will Quinn
  • June 26, 2025
AI in Distribution

Distributors Urged to Treat AI Like a ‘Baby Tiger’—Powerful, Promising, and Potentially Perilous

AI not as a one-time deployment but as a living system that demands constant management.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • June 26, 2025
AI in Distribution

How AI Can Help Distributors Keep Personnel Concerns from Becoming Crises

HR AI systems can predict developing problems and issue alerts so managers can address.
  • Don Davis
  • June 26, 2025
AI in Distribution

How can distributors deploy AI without panicking employees?

AI not only will give employees more time to innovate by eliminating tedious tasks, it should allow them to be more engaged with their
  • Don Davis
  • June 25, 2025
AI in Distribution

Applied for AI for Distributors: 3 Lessons Distributors Can’t Ignore

Each speaker came at it from a different angle, but a clear pattern emerged: AI isn’t just a tech buzzword anymore.
  • Will Quinn
  • June 25, 2025
AI in Distribution

Sonepar’s AI Strategy: Lead with Purpose or Risk Falling Behind

Artificial intelligence is no longer an abstract concept for wholesale distributors.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • June 25, 2025
AI in Distribution

AI Commerce Will Replace Ecommerce, And Soon

It won’t be long before customers’ AI purchasing agents will be communicating directly with distributors’ AI sales agents, says keynoter Trent Gillespie.
  • Don Davis
  • June 24, 2025
warehouse-master-distributors-and-marketplaces
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
AI in Distribution

Distributors and Generative AI: Strategies for Maximizing Return While Minimizing Risk

The hot new form of AI is rapidly spreading into the business world. Two distributors describe their AI journeys.
  • Don Davis
  • May 30, 2025
AI in Distribution

Want to Get Started with AI? This Man has a Plan

Trent Gillespie will detail approach to AI in a keynote entitled “Designing an AI-enabled business” at Distribution Strategy Group’s Applied AI for Distributors conference.
  • Don Davis
  • May 27, 2025
AI in Distribution

The One Thing Distributors Must Know about AI

Whatever else happens in the world, your competitors will use AI to drive performance.
  • Ian Heller
  • May 21, 2025
AI in Distribution

From Hype to ROI: How Distributors Are Really Using AI to Boost Margins

Forget the buzzwords—these five practical strategies are helping distributors turn AI into real-world profit gains.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • May 16, 2025
AI in Distribution

Why Most AI Tools Don’t Deliver ROI for Distributors

Most AI tools are built with impressive capabilities, but not always with the end-user in mind.
  • Justin Johnson
  • May 2, 2025

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AI in Distribution

Palmer Holland Rolls Out AI Product Platform to Streamline Product Data

Palmer Holland, a Cleveland-based specialty chemical and ingredient distributor, has launched an AI-driven product knowledge platform aimed at streamlining how customers and suppliers access
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • August 26, 2025
AI in Distribution

Pattern Group’s $400 Million IPO Puts Distributors on Notice as Brands Double Down on Marketplaces

Pattern uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to process more than 46 trillion data points and add 100 billion more each week.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • August 25, 2025
AI in Distribution

How AI Helps a Distributor’s Reps Save Time on Tedious Tasks

Deploying AI technology that understands the words salespeople speak is key.
  • Don Davis
  • August 14, 2025
AI in Distribution

Four ‘Practical and Tactical’ AI Takeaways for Distributors

To win at AI-driven commerce, distributors must help buyers’ AI agents find what they need.
  • Don Davis
  • July 23, 2025
AI in Distribution

AWS Doubles Down on Agentic AI, Signaling Disruption Ahead for Wholesale Distributors

The shift to agentic AI comes at a time when many distributors are still investing in basic digital infrastructure.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 15, 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
AI in Distribution

5 Big Lessons from Day Two of the Applied AI for Distributors Conference

Chicago was buzzing. Day Two of the Applied AI for Distributors Conference wasn’t about theory or future hype. It was about execution.
  • Will Quinn
  • June 27, 2025
AI in Distribution

AI Isn’t a Toy, It’s a Tiger. Now Act Like It.

if you don’t start with clear governance, oversight, and guardrails, that tiger grows teeth.
  • Will Quinn
  • June 26, 2025
AI in Distribution

Distributors Urged to Treat AI Like a ‘Baby Tiger’—Powerful, Promising, and Potentially Perilous

AI not as a one-time deployment but as a living system that demands constant management.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • June 26, 2025
AI in Distribution

How AI Can Help Distributors Keep Personnel Concerns from Becoming Crises

HR AI systems can predict developing problems and issue alerts so managers can address.
  • Don Davis
  • June 26, 2025
AI in Distribution

How can distributors deploy AI without panicking employees?

AI not only will give employees more time to innovate by eliminating tedious tasks, it should allow them to be more engaged with their
  • Don Davis
  • June 25, 2025
AI in Distribution

Applied for AI for Distributors: 3 Lessons Distributors Can’t Ignore

Each speaker came at it from a different angle, but a clear pattern emerged: AI isn’t just a tech buzzword anymore.
  • Will Quinn
  • June 25, 2025
AI in Distribution

Sonepar’s AI Strategy: Lead with Purpose or Risk Falling Behind

Artificial intelligence is no longer an abstract concept for wholesale distributors.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • June 25, 2025
AI in Distribution

AI Commerce Will Replace Ecommerce, And Soon

It won’t be long before customers’ AI purchasing agents will be communicating directly with distributors’ AI sales agents, says keynoter Trent Gillespie.
  • Don Davis
  • June 24, 2025
warehouse-master-distributors-and-marketplaces
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
AI in Distribution

Distributors and Generative AI: Strategies for Maximizing Return While Minimizing Risk

The hot new form of AI is rapidly spreading into the business world. Two distributors describe their AI journeys.
  • Don Davis
  • May 30, 2025
AI in Distribution

Want to Get Started with AI? This Man has a Plan

Trent Gillespie will detail approach to AI in a keynote entitled “Designing an AI-enabled business” at Distribution Strategy Group’s Applied AI for Distributors conference.
  • Don Davis
  • May 27, 2025
AI in Distribution

The One Thing Distributors Must Know about AI

Whatever else happens in the world, your competitors will use AI to drive performance.
  • Ian Heller
  • May 21, 2025
AI in Distribution

From Hype to ROI: How Distributors Are Really Using AI to Boost Margins

Forget the buzzwords—these five practical strategies are helping distributors turn AI into real-world profit gains.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • May 16, 2025
AI in Distribution

Why Most AI Tools Don’t Deliver ROI for Distributors

Most AI tools are built with impressive capabilities, but not always with the end-user in mind.
  • Justin Johnson
  • May 2, 2025

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AI in Distribution

Palmer Holland Rolls Out AI Product Platform to Streamline Product Data

Palmer Holland, a Cleveland-based specialty chemical and ingredient distributor, has launched an AI-driven product knowledge platform aimed at streamlining how customers and suppliers access
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • August 26, 2025
AI in Distribution

Pattern Group’s $400 Million IPO Puts Distributors on Notice as Brands Double Down on Marketplaces

Pattern uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to process more than 46 trillion data points and add 100 billion more each week.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • August 25, 2025
AI in Distribution

How AI Helps a Distributor’s Reps Save Time on Tedious Tasks

Deploying AI technology that understands the words salespeople speak is key.
  • Don Davis
  • August 14, 2025
AI in Distribution

Four ‘Practical and Tactical’ AI Takeaways for Distributors

To win at AI-driven commerce, distributors must help buyers’ AI agents find what they need.
  • Don Davis
  • July 23, 2025
AI in Distribution

AWS Doubles Down on Agentic AI, Signaling Disruption Ahead for Wholesale Distributors

The shift to agentic AI comes at a time when many distributors are still investing in basic digital infrastructure.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 15, 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
AI in Distribution

5 Big Lessons from Day Two of the Applied AI for Distributors Conference

Chicago was buzzing. Day Two of the Applied AI for Distributors Conference wasn’t about theory or future hype. It was about execution.
  • Will Quinn
  • June 27, 2025
AI in Distribution

AI Isn’t a Toy, It’s a Tiger. Now Act Like It.

if you don’t start with clear governance, oversight, and guardrails, that tiger grows teeth.
  • Will Quinn
  • June 26, 2025
AI in Distribution

Distributors Urged to Treat AI Like a ‘Baby Tiger’—Powerful, Promising, and Potentially Perilous

AI not as a one-time deployment but as a living system that demands constant management.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • June 26, 2025
AI in Distribution

How AI Can Help Distributors Keep Personnel Concerns from Becoming Crises

HR AI systems can predict developing problems and issue alerts so managers can address.
  • Don Davis
  • June 26, 2025
AI in Distribution

How can distributors deploy AI without panicking employees?

AI not only will give employees more time to innovate by eliminating tedious tasks, it should allow them to be more engaged with their
  • Don Davis
  • June 25, 2025
AI in Distribution

Applied for AI for Distributors: 3 Lessons Distributors Can’t Ignore

Each speaker came at it from a different angle, but a clear pattern emerged: AI isn’t just a tech buzzword anymore.
  • Will Quinn
  • June 25, 2025
AI in Distribution

Sonepar’s AI Strategy: Lead with Purpose or Risk Falling Behind

Artificial intelligence is no longer an abstract concept for wholesale distributors.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • June 25, 2025
AI in Distribution

AI Commerce Will Replace Ecommerce, And Soon

It won’t be long before customers’ AI purchasing agents will be communicating directly with distributors’ AI sales agents, says keynoter Trent Gillespie.
  • Don Davis
  • June 24, 2025
warehouse-master-distributors-and-marketplaces
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
AI in Distribution

Distributors and Generative AI: Strategies for Maximizing Return While Minimizing Risk

The hot new form of AI is rapidly spreading into the business world. Two distributors describe their AI journeys.
  • Don Davis
  • May 30, 2025
AI in Distribution

Want to Get Started with AI? This Man has a Plan

Trent Gillespie will detail approach to AI in a keynote entitled “Designing an AI-enabled business” at Distribution Strategy Group’s Applied AI for Distributors conference.
  • Don Davis
  • May 27, 2025
AI in Distribution

The One Thing Distributors Must Know about AI

Whatever else happens in the world, your competitors will use AI to drive performance.
  • Ian Heller
  • May 21, 2025
AI in Distribution

From Hype to ROI: How Distributors Are Really Using AI to Boost Margins

Forget the buzzwords—these five practical strategies are helping distributors turn AI into real-world profit gains.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • May 16, 2025
AI in Distribution

Why Most AI Tools Don’t Deliver ROI for Distributors

Most AI tools are built with impressive capabilities, but not always with the end-user in mind.
  • Justin Johnson
  • May 2, 2025
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