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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
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
AI in Distribution

Massimo Group Deploys Claude AI Across Oracle NetSuite Systems

The company expects the AI deployment to accelerate product development cycles and improve supply chain coordination.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 24, 2025
AI in Distribution

Optimize Before You Scale: The Distribution Imperative

In distribution, the future isn’t “AI or not.” It’s AI that delivers profit and productivity—or falling behind those who make it happen.
  • Brian Hopkins
  • September 23, 2025
AI in Distribution

AI Produces Quick Wins for Home Décor Distributor Howard Elliott

The ability of AI to recognize attributes in product images of 5,000 SKUs has played a part in making the ecommerce site easier.
  • Don Davis
  • September 10, 2025
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

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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
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
AI in Distribution

Massimo Group Deploys Claude AI Across Oracle NetSuite Systems

The company expects the AI deployment to accelerate product development cycles and improve supply chain coordination.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 24, 2025
AI in Distribution

Optimize Before You Scale: The Distribution Imperative

In distribution, the future isn’t “AI or not.” It’s AI that delivers profit and productivity—or falling behind those who make it happen.
  • Brian Hopkins
  • September 23, 2025
AI in Distribution

AI Produces Quick Wins for Home Décor Distributor Howard Elliott

The ability of AI to recognize attributes in product images of 5,000 SKUs has played a part in making the ecommerce site easier.
  • Don Davis
  • September 10, 2025
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

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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
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
AI in Distribution

Massimo Group Deploys Claude AI Across Oracle NetSuite Systems

The company expects the AI deployment to accelerate product development cycles and improve supply chain coordination.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 24, 2025
AI in Distribution

Optimize Before You Scale: The Distribution Imperative

In distribution, the future isn’t “AI or not.” It’s AI that delivers profit and productivity—or falling behind those who make it happen.
  • Brian Hopkins
  • September 23, 2025
AI in Distribution

AI Produces Quick Wins for Home Décor Distributor Howard Elliott

The ability of AI to recognize attributes in product images of 5,000 SKUs has played a part in making the ecommerce site easier.
  • Don Davis
  • September 10, 2025
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
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