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GSK’s $30 Billion U.S. Expansion Poised to Reshape Pharma Distribution Networks

The investment move will reverberate through pharmaceutical and healthcare distribution networks, which have faced persistent supply chain disruptions.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 17, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Ferguson Sharpens Strategy Around Nonresidential Growth, High-End Residential Push

Ferguson is expanding early-stage collaboration with engineers and contractors and broadening its portfolio to include process equipment solutions.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 17, 2025
Distribution Industry News

U.S. Industrial Output Edges Higher in August but Distributors Remain Cautious

What it means for distributors: Purchasing is likely to remain choppy, with strength clustered in auto-related accounts and mining.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 17, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Kojo Secures $10 Million Investment from Wesco, Expanding Construction Tech Platform

Wesco’s investment signals growing interest among major distributors in partnering with digital platforms that can modernize how contractors plan and execute projects.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 16, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Ferguson Ends Fiscal Year with Strong Q4 Sales Increase

For the full fiscal year ending July 31, Ferguson reported sales of $30.76 billion, up 3.8% from $29.64 billion last year.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 16, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Performance Food Group Opens Information-Sharing Talks with US Foods

PFG said its board and executives had recently met with several major shareholders to discuss strategic options before holding discussions with US Foods.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 16, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Cardinal Health Opens 350,000-Square-Foot Consumer Health Logistics Center

The facility is purpose-built as a centralized replenishment hub for over-the-counter consumer health products.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 15, 2025
Distribution Industry News

VF to Sell Dickies Brand to Bluestar Alliance for $600 Million

Dickies, founded in 1922, is a mainstay in industrial and construction settings and widely worn by employees and contractors across distribution.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 15, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Milwaukee Tool to Invest $42 Million in New Wisconsin Facility

Milwaukee Tool has invested over $420 million in capital projects across Wisconsin and expanded its state workforce to more than 4,000.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 15, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Bishop Lifting Appoints Grant Garrett as Chief Executive Office

Grant Garrett joins the Houston-based distributor of lifting and safety products as it expands its North American footprint.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 15, 2025
Distribution Industry News

EVI Industries Builds Scale with Acquisitions and Technology Overhaul

EVI is also developing an ecommerce platform set to launch in fiscal 2026, giving customers 24/7 access to products, inventory, and service scheduling.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 12, 2025
Distribution Industry News

GME Supply Acquires Wayne Enterprises to Bolster Custom Workwear Business

GME Supply distributes safety and productivity equipment, tools, and customized workwear for trade professionals.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 12, 2025
Distribution Industry News

July Wholesale Sales Rise 1.4% after a Big June Revision

Inventories of wholesalers increased only 0.1% in July compared to the prior month.
  • Don Davis
  • September 12, 2025
Distribution Industry News

MiddleGround Capital Sells Arrow Tru-Line to Chamberlain Group 

For Chamberlain Group—parent of LiftMaster and myQ—the acquisition adds a vertically integrated supplier with an established distribution footprint.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 11, 2025
Distribution Industry News

QXO CEO Brad Jacobs Outlines Post-Beacon Overhaul and Growth Strategy

Jacobs addressed QXO’s approach to acquisitions, saying the company will remain disciplined on price while seeking targets it can improve operationally.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 11, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Leap Adds Another Distributor Partner in Deal with ABC Supply

Providers of customer relationship management (CRM) software for roofing contractors are making it easier for their clients to order directly from major distributors.
  • Don Davis
  • September 11, 2025
Distribution Industry News

UNFI Opens Sarasota North Distribution Center with AI-Driven Automation

Sarasota North is the first UNFI facility to deploy KNAPP’s AI-enabled pick-it-easy robot.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 10, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Core & Main Pushes Infrastructure Growth as Housing Market Softens

Core & Main is advancing targeted initiatives, including treatment plant projects and fusible high-density polyethylene applications.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 10, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Distributor mSupply Adds Plumbing Inventory to Dallas Center

The 200,000-square-foot facility in Denton, which opened in 2024 with a focus on appliance parts, now carries a full range of plumbing brands.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 10, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Wholesale Job Losses Weigh on August Employment Report

Wholesale trade, once a steady source of jobs tied to the flow of goods, is now contracting amid shifting demand and persistent cost pressures.
  • Mark Brohan
  • September 9, 2025

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GSK’s $30 Billion U.S. Expansion Poised to Reshape Pharma Distribution Networks

The investment move will reverberate through pharmaceutical and healthcare distribution networks, which have faced persistent supply chain disruptions.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 17, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Ferguson Sharpens Strategy Around Nonresidential Growth, High-End Residential Push

Ferguson is expanding early-stage collaboration with engineers and contractors and broadening its portfolio to include process equipment solutions.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 17, 2025
Distribution Industry News

U.S. Industrial Output Edges Higher in August but Distributors Remain Cautious

What it means for distributors: Purchasing is likely to remain choppy, with strength clustered in auto-related accounts and mining.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 17, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Kojo Secures $10 Million Investment from Wesco, Expanding Construction Tech Platform

Wesco’s investment signals growing interest among major distributors in partnering with digital platforms that can modernize how contractors plan and execute projects.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 16, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Ferguson Ends Fiscal Year with Strong Q4 Sales Increase

For the full fiscal year ending July 31, Ferguson reported sales of $30.76 billion, up 3.8% from $29.64 billion last year.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 16, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Performance Food Group Opens Information-Sharing Talks with US Foods

PFG said its board and executives had recently met with several major shareholders to discuss strategic options before holding discussions with US Foods.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 16, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Cardinal Health Opens 350,000-Square-Foot Consumer Health Logistics Center

The facility is purpose-built as a centralized replenishment hub for over-the-counter consumer health products.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 15, 2025
Distribution Industry News

VF to Sell Dickies Brand to Bluestar Alliance for $600 Million

Dickies, founded in 1922, is a mainstay in industrial and construction settings and widely worn by employees and contractors across distribution.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 15, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Milwaukee Tool to Invest $42 Million in New Wisconsin Facility

Milwaukee Tool has invested over $420 million in capital projects across Wisconsin and expanded its state workforce to more than 4,000.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 15, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Bishop Lifting Appoints Grant Garrett as Chief Executive Office

Grant Garrett joins the Houston-based distributor of lifting and safety products as it expands its North American footprint.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 15, 2025
Distribution Industry News

EVI Industries Builds Scale with Acquisitions and Technology Overhaul

EVI is also developing an ecommerce platform set to launch in fiscal 2026, giving customers 24/7 access to products, inventory, and service scheduling.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 12, 2025
Distribution Industry News

GME Supply Acquires Wayne Enterprises to Bolster Custom Workwear Business

GME Supply distributes safety and productivity equipment, tools, and customized workwear for trade professionals.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 12, 2025
Distribution Industry News

July Wholesale Sales Rise 1.4% after a Big June Revision

Inventories of wholesalers increased only 0.1% in July compared to the prior month.
  • Don Davis
  • September 12, 2025
Distribution Industry News

MiddleGround Capital Sells Arrow Tru-Line to Chamberlain Group 

For Chamberlain Group—parent of LiftMaster and myQ—the acquisition adds a vertically integrated supplier with an established distribution footprint.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 11, 2025
Distribution Industry News

QXO CEO Brad Jacobs Outlines Post-Beacon Overhaul and Growth Strategy

Jacobs addressed QXO’s approach to acquisitions, saying the company will remain disciplined on price while seeking targets it can improve operationally.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 11, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Leap Adds Another Distributor Partner in Deal with ABC Supply

Providers of customer relationship management (CRM) software for roofing contractors are making it easier for their clients to order directly from major distributors.
  • Don Davis
  • September 11, 2025
Distribution Industry News

UNFI Opens Sarasota North Distribution Center with AI-Driven Automation

Sarasota North is the first UNFI facility to deploy KNAPP’s AI-enabled pick-it-easy robot.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 10, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Core & Main Pushes Infrastructure Growth as Housing Market Softens

Core & Main is advancing targeted initiatives, including treatment plant projects and fusible high-density polyethylene applications.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 10, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Distributor mSupply Adds Plumbing Inventory to Dallas Center

The 200,000-square-foot facility in Denton, which opened in 2024 with a focus on appliance parts, now carries a full range of plumbing brands.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 10, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Wholesale Job Losses Weigh on August Employment Report

Wholesale trade, once a steady source of jobs tied to the flow of goods, is now contracting amid shifting demand and persistent cost pressures.
  • Mark Brohan
  • September 9, 2025

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GSK’s $30 Billion U.S. Expansion Poised to Reshape Pharma Distribution Networks

The investment move will reverberate through pharmaceutical and healthcare distribution networks, which have faced persistent supply chain disruptions.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 17, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Ferguson Sharpens Strategy Around Nonresidential Growth, High-End Residential Push

Ferguson is expanding early-stage collaboration with engineers and contractors and broadening its portfolio to include process equipment solutions.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 17, 2025
Distribution Industry News

U.S. Industrial Output Edges Higher in August but Distributors Remain Cautious

What it means for distributors: Purchasing is likely to remain choppy, with strength clustered in auto-related accounts and mining.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 17, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Kojo Secures $10 Million Investment from Wesco, Expanding Construction Tech Platform

Wesco’s investment signals growing interest among major distributors in partnering with digital platforms that can modernize how contractors plan and execute projects.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 16, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Ferguson Ends Fiscal Year with Strong Q4 Sales Increase

For the full fiscal year ending July 31, Ferguson reported sales of $30.76 billion, up 3.8% from $29.64 billion last year.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 16, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Performance Food Group Opens Information-Sharing Talks with US Foods

PFG said its board and executives had recently met with several major shareholders to discuss strategic options before holding discussions with US Foods.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 16, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Cardinal Health Opens 350,000-Square-Foot Consumer Health Logistics Center

The facility is purpose-built as a centralized replenishment hub for over-the-counter consumer health products.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 15, 2025
Distribution Industry News

VF to Sell Dickies Brand to Bluestar Alliance for $600 Million

Dickies, founded in 1922, is a mainstay in industrial and construction settings and widely worn by employees and contractors across distribution.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 15, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Milwaukee Tool to Invest $42 Million in New Wisconsin Facility

Milwaukee Tool has invested over $420 million in capital projects across Wisconsin and expanded its state workforce to more than 4,000.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 15, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Bishop Lifting Appoints Grant Garrett as Chief Executive Office

Grant Garrett joins the Houston-based distributor of lifting and safety products as it expands its North American footprint.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 15, 2025
Distribution Industry News

EVI Industries Builds Scale with Acquisitions and Technology Overhaul

EVI is also developing an ecommerce platform set to launch in fiscal 2026, giving customers 24/7 access to products, inventory, and service scheduling.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 12, 2025
Distribution Industry News

GME Supply Acquires Wayne Enterprises to Bolster Custom Workwear Business

GME Supply distributes safety and productivity equipment, tools, and customized workwear for trade professionals.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 12, 2025
Distribution Industry News

July Wholesale Sales Rise 1.4% after a Big June Revision

Inventories of wholesalers increased only 0.1% in July compared to the prior month.
  • Don Davis
  • September 12, 2025
Distribution Industry News

MiddleGround Capital Sells Arrow Tru-Line to Chamberlain Group 

For Chamberlain Group—parent of LiftMaster and myQ—the acquisition adds a vertically integrated supplier with an established distribution footprint.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 11, 2025
Distribution Industry News

QXO CEO Brad Jacobs Outlines Post-Beacon Overhaul and Growth Strategy

Jacobs addressed QXO’s approach to acquisitions, saying the company will remain disciplined on price while seeking targets it can improve operationally.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 11, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Leap Adds Another Distributor Partner in Deal with ABC Supply

Providers of customer relationship management (CRM) software for roofing contractors are making it easier for their clients to order directly from major distributors.
  • Don Davis
  • September 11, 2025
Distribution Industry News

UNFI Opens Sarasota North Distribution Center with AI-Driven Automation

Sarasota North is the first UNFI facility to deploy KNAPP’s AI-enabled pick-it-easy robot.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 10, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Core & Main Pushes Infrastructure Growth as Housing Market Softens

Core & Main is advancing targeted initiatives, including treatment plant projects and fusible high-density polyethylene applications.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 10, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Distributor mSupply Adds Plumbing Inventory to Dallas Center

The 200,000-square-foot facility in Denton, which opened in 2024 with a focus on appliance parts, now carries a full range of plumbing brands.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 10, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Wholesale Job Losses Weigh on August Employment Report

Wholesale trade, once a steady source of jobs tied to the flow of goods, is now contracting amid shifting demand and persistent cost pressures.
  • Mark Brohan
  • September 9, 2025
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