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How Fastenal is Outperforming the Market in 2020
Distribution Industry News

Fastenal Responds to Rising Tariffs with Supply Chain Shifts, Price Increases, and Digital Focus

CFO Sheryl Lisowski detailed a phased pricing strategy designed to offset tariff-related inflation.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 15, 2025
Distribution Industry News

ISA Names 2025–2026 Board of Directors to Steer Industrial Supply Sector Through Transition

The incoming board will help oversee the association’s strategy and programming during a period of ongoing structural and market shifts in the sector.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 15, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Border States to Deploy Blue Yonder Software at New Regional Distribution Center

The distribution center is designed to improve service levels and reduce delivery times through automation and centralized inventory management.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 14, 2025
How Fastenal is Outperforming the Market in 2020
Distribution Industry News

Fastenal’s Q2 Sales Rise 8.6% as Quarterly Revenue Tops $2 Billion

Fastenal said the pace of price increases accelerated throughout the April-to-June quarter and current prices are now about 3% higher than a year ago.
  • Don Davis
  • July 14, 2025
Distribution Industry News

TopBuild to Acquire Progressive Roofing for $810 Million

TopBuild said the acquisition will be funded through a combination of cash on hand and its recently expanded credit facility.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 11, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Trinity Hunt Partners Launches National HVAC Distribution Platform with Blackhawk Supply

Blackhawk’s ecommerce-focused model and expansive parts catalog provide a competitive edge in meeting increasing demand for digital procurement solution.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 11, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Parts Town Unlimited Names New CEO and CFO as Longtime Leader Steps Aside

Bill Geary, formerly a senior executive at global distributor Wesco, will succeed Steve Snower as CEO.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 10, 2025
Distribution Industry News

QXO Names Former Kraft Heinz Executive as CIO to Lead Digital Transformation

At Kraft Heinz, Eric Nelson oversaw large-scale cloud migrations, developed enterprise-wide analytics platforms, and digitized core logistics operations.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 10, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Spartan Fastener Acquires American Jebco to Expand Specialty Product Capabilities

The acquisition, effective immediately, is intended to expand Spartan’s product portfolio and enhance its manufacturing capabilities.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 10, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Wholesale sales of durable goods tick up in May as inventories fall

Wholesale sales of durable goods tick up in May as inventories fall.
  • Don Davis
  • July 9, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Capstone Targets Southeast Expansion Amid Broader Push to Modernize Building Products Distribution

Capstone is making a long-term bet that it can succeed where others have struggled—by building an integrated distribution platform.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 9, 2025
Distribution Industry News

DXP Enterprises Expands Credit Line and Makes an Acquisition

According to DXP, the company amended an existing credit agreement to increase its total revolving borrowing capacity from $135 million to $185 million.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 9, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Ransomware Attack Disrupts Ingram Micro Operations

As of Tuesday morning, the company had not disclosed whether sensitive data, such as customer, vendor, or employee information, was compromised.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

American Tire Distributors Launches Strategic Reset Following Vendor Losses

The reset comes after Goodyear and Bridgestone, two of the top global tire manufacturers, cut distribution ties with ATD within the past year.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Wholesale Industry Hit the Hardest by Tariffs

Import duties will cost midsized U.S. wholesalers $48.7 billion annually at current rates, representing 59.2% of the total costs of tariffs to midmarket firms.
  • Don Davis
  • July 7, 2025
Distribution Industry News

SRS Launches Roofr Integration as Home Depot Pushes Further into Pro Contracting

While the GMS deal marks a major expansion in scale, the Roofr integration reflects SRS’s ongoing investment in digital tools to enhance contractor operations.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 7, 2025
Distribution Industry News

DXP Enterprises Acquires Moores Pump & Services to Expand Gulf Coast Operations

Moores will be integrated into DXP’s rotating equipment division, which focuses on the sales and service of pumps and related equipment.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 7, 2025
Does “Fulfillment by Amazon” Mean the Death of Distributors?
Distribution Industry News

Mathnasium Taps Amazon Business to Centralize Purchasing Across 1,000 U.S. Centers

The deal underscores Amazon Business’s increasing penetration in education and other verticals traditionally served by distributors.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 3, 2025
Distribution Industry News

HARDI Distributors See May Sales Dip Amid Cooler Weather, Fewer Billing Days

Sales for members of Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) fell 2.1% in May 2025 compared to the same month last year.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 3, 2025
Distribution Industry News

MSC Industrial Tops Q3 Forecasts as Digital and Service Upgrades Pay Off

“This quarter reflects meaningful progress,” said CEO Erik Gershwind. “We’ve launched new growth efforts and continued to expand our customer service offerings.”
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 2, 2025

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How Fastenal is Outperforming the Market in 2020
Distribution Industry News

Fastenal Responds to Rising Tariffs with Supply Chain Shifts, Price Increases, and Digital Focus

CFO Sheryl Lisowski detailed a phased pricing strategy designed to offset tariff-related inflation.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 15, 2025
Distribution Industry News

ISA Names 2025–2026 Board of Directors to Steer Industrial Supply Sector Through Transition

The incoming board will help oversee the association’s strategy and programming during a period of ongoing structural and market shifts in the sector.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 15, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Border States to Deploy Blue Yonder Software at New Regional Distribution Center

The distribution center is designed to improve service levels and reduce delivery times through automation and centralized inventory management.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 14, 2025
How Fastenal is Outperforming the Market in 2020
Distribution Industry News

Fastenal’s Q2 Sales Rise 8.6% as Quarterly Revenue Tops $2 Billion

Fastenal said the pace of price increases accelerated throughout the April-to-June quarter and current prices are now about 3% higher than a year ago.
  • Don Davis
  • July 14, 2025
Distribution Industry News

TopBuild to Acquire Progressive Roofing for $810 Million

TopBuild said the acquisition will be funded through a combination of cash on hand and its recently expanded credit facility.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 11, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Trinity Hunt Partners Launches National HVAC Distribution Platform with Blackhawk Supply

Blackhawk’s ecommerce-focused model and expansive parts catalog provide a competitive edge in meeting increasing demand for digital procurement solution.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 11, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Parts Town Unlimited Names New CEO and CFO as Longtime Leader Steps Aside

Bill Geary, formerly a senior executive at global distributor Wesco, will succeed Steve Snower as CEO.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 10, 2025
Distribution Industry News

QXO Names Former Kraft Heinz Executive as CIO to Lead Digital Transformation

At Kraft Heinz, Eric Nelson oversaw large-scale cloud migrations, developed enterprise-wide analytics platforms, and digitized core logistics operations.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 10, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Spartan Fastener Acquires American Jebco to Expand Specialty Product Capabilities

The acquisition, effective immediately, is intended to expand Spartan’s product portfolio and enhance its manufacturing capabilities.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 10, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Wholesale sales of durable goods tick up in May as inventories fall

Wholesale sales of durable goods tick up in May as inventories fall.
  • Don Davis
  • July 9, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Capstone Targets Southeast Expansion Amid Broader Push to Modernize Building Products Distribution

Capstone is making a long-term bet that it can succeed where others have struggled—by building an integrated distribution platform.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 9, 2025
Distribution Industry News

DXP Enterprises Expands Credit Line and Makes an Acquisition

According to DXP, the company amended an existing credit agreement to increase its total revolving borrowing capacity from $135 million to $185 million.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 9, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Ransomware Attack Disrupts Ingram Micro Operations

As of Tuesday morning, the company had not disclosed whether sensitive data, such as customer, vendor, or employee information, was compromised.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

American Tire Distributors Launches Strategic Reset Following Vendor Losses

The reset comes after Goodyear and Bridgestone, two of the top global tire manufacturers, cut distribution ties with ATD within the past year.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Wholesale Industry Hit the Hardest by Tariffs

Import duties will cost midsized U.S. wholesalers $48.7 billion annually at current rates, representing 59.2% of the total costs of tariffs to midmarket firms.
  • Don Davis
  • July 7, 2025
Distribution Industry News

SRS Launches Roofr Integration as Home Depot Pushes Further into Pro Contracting

While the GMS deal marks a major expansion in scale, the Roofr integration reflects SRS’s ongoing investment in digital tools to enhance contractor operations.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 7, 2025
Distribution Industry News

DXP Enterprises Acquires Moores Pump & Services to Expand Gulf Coast Operations

Moores will be integrated into DXP’s rotating equipment division, which focuses on the sales and service of pumps and related equipment.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 7, 2025
Does “Fulfillment by Amazon” Mean the Death of Distributors?
Distribution Industry News

Mathnasium Taps Amazon Business to Centralize Purchasing Across 1,000 U.S. Centers

The deal underscores Amazon Business’s increasing penetration in education and other verticals traditionally served by distributors.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 3, 2025
Distribution Industry News

HARDI Distributors See May Sales Dip Amid Cooler Weather, Fewer Billing Days

Sales for members of Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) fell 2.1% in May 2025 compared to the same month last year.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 3, 2025
Distribution Industry News

MSC Industrial Tops Q3 Forecasts as Digital and Service Upgrades Pay Off

“This quarter reflects meaningful progress,” said CEO Erik Gershwind. “We’ve launched new growth efforts and continued to expand our customer service offerings.”
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 2, 2025

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How Fastenal is Outperforming the Market in 2020
Distribution Industry News

Fastenal Responds to Rising Tariffs with Supply Chain Shifts, Price Increases, and Digital Focus

CFO Sheryl Lisowski detailed a phased pricing strategy designed to offset tariff-related inflation.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 15, 2025
Distribution Industry News

ISA Names 2025–2026 Board of Directors to Steer Industrial Supply Sector Through Transition

The incoming board will help oversee the association’s strategy and programming during a period of ongoing structural and market shifts in the sector.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 15, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Border States to Deploy Blue Yonder Software at New Regional Distribution Center

The distribution center is designed to improve service levels and reduce delivery times through automation and centralized inventory management.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 14, 2025
How Fastenal is Outperforming the Market in 2020
Distribution Industry News

Fastenal’s Q2 Sales Rise 8.6% as Quarterly Revenue Tops $2 Billion

Fastenal said the pace of price increases accelerated throughout the April-to-June quarter and current prices are now about 3% higher than a year ago.
  • Don Davis
  • July 14, 2025
Distribution Industry News

TopBuild to Acquire Progressive Roofing for $810 Million

TopBuild said the acquisition will be funded through a combination of cash on hand and its recently expanded credit facility.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 11, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Trinity Hunt Partners Launches National HVAC Distribution Platform with Blackhawk Supply

Blackhawk’s ecommerce-focused model and expansive parts catalog provide a competitive edge in meeting increasing demand for digital procurement solution.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 11, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Parts Town Unlimited Names New CEO and CFO as Longtime Leader Steps Aside

Bill Geary, formerly a senior executive at global distributor Wesco, will succeed Steve Snower as CEO.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 10, 2025
Distribution Industry News

QXO Names Former Kraft Heinz Executive as CIO to Lead Digital Transformation

At Kraft Heinz, Eric Nelson oversaw large-scale cloud migrations, developed enterprise-wide analytics platforms, and digitized core logistics operations.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 10, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Spartan Fastener Acquires American Jebco to Expand Specialty Product Capabilities

The acquisition, effective immediately, is intended to expand Spartan’s product portfolio and enhance its manufacturing capabilities.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 10, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Wholesale sales of durable goods tick up in May as inventories fall

Wholesale sales of durable goods tick up in May as inventories fall.
  • Don Davis
  • July 9, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Capstone Targets Southeast Expansion Amid Broader Push to Modernize Building Products Distribution

Capstone is making a long-term bet that it can succeed where others have struggled—by building an integrated distribution platform.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 9, 2025
Distribution Industry News

DXP Enterprises Expands Credit Line and Makes an Acquisition

According to DXP, the company amended an existing credit agreement to increase its total revolving borrowing capacity from $135 million to $185 million.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 9, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Ransomware Attack Disrupts Ingram Micro Operations

As of Tuesday morning, the company had not disclosed whether sensitive data, such as customer, vendor, or employee information, was compromised.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

American Tire Distributors Launches Strategic Reset Following Vendor Losses

The reset comes after Goodyear and Bridgestone, two of the top global tire manufacturers, cut distribution ties with ATD within the past year.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Wholesale Industry Hit the Hardest by Tariffs

Import duties will cost midsized U.S. wholesalers $48.7 billion annually at current rates, representing 59.2% of the total costs of tariffs to midmarket firms.
  • Don Davis
  • July 7, 2025
Distribution Industry News

SRS Launches Roofr Integration as Home Depot Pushes Further into Pro Contracting

While the GMS deal marks a major expansion in scale, the Roofr integration reflects SRS’s ongoing investment in digital tools to enhance contractor operations.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 7, 2025
Distribution Industry News

DXP Enterprises Acquires Moores Pump & Services to Expand Gulf Coast Operations

Moores will be integrated into DXP’s rotating equipment division, which focuses on the sales and service of pumps and related equipment.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 7, 2025
Does “Fulfillment by Amazon” Mean the Death of Distributors?
Distribution Industry News

Mathnasium Taps Amazon Business to Centralize Purchasing Across 1,000 U.S. Centers

The deal underscores Amazon Business’s increasing penetration in education and other verticals traditionally served by distributors.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 3, 2025
Distribution Industry News

HARDI Distributors See May Sales Dip Amid Cooler Weather, Fewer Billing Days

Sales for members of Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) fell 2.1% in May 2025 compared to the same month last year.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 3, 2025
Distribution Industry News

MSC Industrial Tops Q3 Forecasts as Digital and Service Upgrades Pay Off

“This quarter reflects meaningful progress,” said CEO Erik Gershwind. “We’ve launched new growth efforts and continued to expand our customer service offerings.”
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 2, 2025
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