Thought Leadership and Software for Wholesale Change Agents
AI in Distribution
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Mouser Expands AI-Focused Engineering Content Program
“As AI becomes embedded across consumer devices and connected systems, it’s important that these technologies are designed to support human expertise while remaining reliable and trustworthy,” said Mouser president Jeff Newell.
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Commerce.com Rejects Second Hostile Bid from Rezolve AI as Agentic Commerce Battle Escalates
As ecommerce and AI vendors compete to control the B2B commerce stack, distributors face potential shifts in the platforms, integrations and digital capabilities that underpin their online sales and customer experience.
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Applied AI for Distributors Speaker Natasha Broxton: “Start AI Where Revenue Is Leaking”
Natasha Broxton, founder, owner and CEO of Alitura Group and Select Auto Parts & Sales in Milwaukee, will join Dwayne Roberts, president of Summit Electric Supply, and Stu Tisdale, senior vice president and chief experience officer at ADI Global, for a panel on AI priority-setting across organizations of different sizes and complexity.
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Distributor AI Hiring Accelerates as Talent Race Intensifies
The expansion of AI hiring and the recruitment of senior technology leadership signal a shift where competitive advantage will increasingly depend on how effectively distributors can deploy and scale AI across core business functions.
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The Knowledge Crisis in Distribution
AI has matured to the point where these problems are now solvable — if approached correctly.
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Schneider Electric’s Javor to Headline DSG AI Webcast on B2B Buying Shift
Distribution Strategy Group will examine how artificial intelligence is reshaping B2B buying and digital customer experience in its April 7 “AI News and Gurus” webcast, featuring Steven Javor of Schneider Electric Canada.
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Home Depot Appoints Former Ford AI Executive Fran Bell as CTO
Home Depot CEO Ted Decker said Bell’s experience in data and AI will support efforts to improve customer experience and streamline operations.
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Sysco-Restaurant Depot Deal Puts AI, Data Strategy at Center of Omnichannel Expansion
AI is more likely to support sales productivity and customer insight over time than to serve as a central pillar of the transaction at closing.
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Know Before You Act
How a governed operational knowledge layer and agent health metrics help distributors control agentic AI.
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Home Depot Expands Pro Digital Platform With AI, Project Management Tools
At the center of the update is an artificial intelligence-powered material list builder that interprets project requirements and generates order lists in seconds, allowing contractors to estimate and bid jobs more quickly.