Your value proposition is based on a set of market assumptions, and AI has the potential to upend those assumptions.
Are we in an AI bubble? And if so, what happens to distributors if it bursts?
Some distributors are growing fast with the help of AI, and will soon surpass bigger, slower-moving rivals.
Data cleanup isn’t a project with a finish line.
What began as a limited AI pilot has evolved into a broader internal rollout.
But the impact of agentic commerce will not be uniform across segments such as MRO.
AI makes me faster at what I already know.
The AI ordering tool is one piece of broader technology and productivity push.
For distributors, this signals a future where orders may be initiated and completed by AI systems rather than by buyers manually browsing ecommerce sites.
It’s not too late, but if you wait the AI gap gets wider.