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2026 Factory Outlook: Higher Revenue, Slower Cost Increases

Supply chain and procurement executives project 4.4% growth in manufacturing revenue next year, compared to 2.5% in 2025 as prices rise more slowly.
  • Don Davis
  • December 16, 2025
Distribution Industry News

TopBuild CEO Outlines Expansion Beyond Housing Cycles

CEO Robert Buck said the company has deliberately reshaped its business model.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 15, 2025
Distribution Industry News

ServicePower Integrates Marcone Parts Catalog to Speed Appliance Repairs

This integration gives more than 13,000 service companies using ServicePower direct access to Marcone’s inventory of more than 300,000 appliance parts.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 15, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Brad Jacobs to Step Down as Chairman of XPO and GXO, Shift Focus to QXO

The move formalizes Jacobs’ shift away from the logistics businesses he built over the past decade and toward QXO.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 15, 2025
Distribution Industry News

F.W. Webb Elevates Ecommerce Leadership as Digital Strategy Expands

The family-owned wholesaler said the appointment formalizes executive oversight of its digital operations as contractor demand continues to shift toward online.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 12, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Hillman Solutions Sees Market Stabilization Despite Sluggish Housing Demand

Hillman said it has managed tariff pressures without disrupting customer service leveraging its diversified supplier base, and maintaining fill rates above 95%.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 12, 2025
Distribution Industry News

U.S. Services Sector Shows Modest Growth in November

The ISM Services PMI rose to 52.6% in November from 52.4%.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 12, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Core & Main Ramps Up Product, Tech, and Market Expansion to Offset Housing Slowdown

Core & Main is eliminating about 4% of non-sales roles, part of a $30 million annual cost-reduction effort.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 11, 2025
electrical
Distribution Industry News

Value Added Distributors Buys L.T.L. Supply, Extending Its Reach into Electrical Assemblies

LTL, a family-run company, produces wire harnesses and electrical assemblies used across industrial and specialty equipment.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 11, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Lindsay Corp. Secures $80 Million Irrigation Supply Agreement in MENA Region

Deliveries under the contract are expected to begin immediately and continue throughout fiscal 2026.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 11, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Amazon Business Launches Branded Fleet to Expand Commercial Delivery Capabilities

The company is also expanding Direct Delivery, a program that consolidates multiple packages.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 11, 2025
pool
Distribution Industry News

Distributor mSupply Names a Senior Vice President of Digital Innovation

Bryce Koch will oversee mSupply’s digital ecosystem and lead its marketing and ecommerce teams as the company looks to expand online capabilities.
  • Mark Brohan
  • December 10, 2025
Distribution Industry News

SupplyHouse Expands Trade Scholarship Amid Widening Labor Crunch in Skilled Trades

The scholarship’s growing popularity reflects a broader, mounting demand for skilled trades workers across the U.S. economy.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 10, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Distributor Core & Main Grows Sales and Profits in Q3

Growth came largely through acquisition and expansion into such new markets as Denver and Houston.
  • Don Davis
  • December 10, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Ferguson Reports Higher Quarterly Sales on Strong Non-Residential Demand

The company said its financial position remains solid even as it continues to invest in expansion and workforce training.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 9, 2025
Distribution Industry News

AD Extends Reach into Construction with PCS Membership

The move broadens AD’s presence beyond its core electrical, industrial and safety sectors into a wider set of construction materials.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 9, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Graybar Reshuffles Leadership Team as Two Veteran Executives Step Down

Graybar is preparing for a major leadership shift as two long-time executives plan to retire next year.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 9, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Gross Electric Hands Supply Division to Fourth Generation in Leadership Shift

The move marks a significant milestone for the Toledo-based company, which has been family-owned for more than 115 years.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Airtron Brings in New CEO and CFO as HVAC Installer Accelerates Expansion

Founded in 1972, Airtron focuses on HVAC installation for residential new construction with a growing offering of maintenance and repair services.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Berkshire Partners Invests in United Flow Technologies

UFT supplies process equipment, pumps, flow control, and automation systems and has grown by consolidating regional providers with deep engineering expertise.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 8, 2025

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Distribution Industry News

2026 Factory Outlook: Higher Revenue, Slower Cost Increases

Supply chain and procurement executives project 4.4% growth in manufacturing revenue next year, compared to 2.5% in 2025 as prices rise more slowly.
  • Don Davis
  • December 16, 2025
Distribution Industry News

TopBuild CEO Outlines Expansion Beyond Housing Cycles

CEO Robert Buck said the company has deliberately reshaped its business model.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 15, 2025
Distribution Industry News

ServicePower Integrates Marcone Parts Catalog to Speed Appliance Repairs

This integration gives more than 13,000 service companies using ServicePower direct access to Marcone’s inventory of more than 300,000 appliance parts.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 15, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Brad Jacobs to Step Down as Chairman of XPO and GXO, Shift Focus to QXO

The move formalizes Jacobs’ shift away from the logistics businesses he built over the past decade and toward QXO.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 15, 2025
Distribution Industry News

F.W. Webb Elevates Ecommerce Leadership as Digital Strategy Expands

The family-owned wholesaler said the appointment formalizes executive oversight of its digital operations as contractor demand continues to shift toward online.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 12, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Hillman Solutions Sees Market Stabilization Despite Sluggish Housing Demand

Hillman said it has managed tariff pressures without disrupting customer service leveraging its diversified supplier base, and maintaining fill rates above 95%.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 12, 2025
Distribution Industry News

U.S. Services Sector Shows Modest Growth in November

The ISM Services PMI rose to 52.6% in November from 52.4%.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 12, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Core & Main Ramps Up Product, Tech, and Market Expansion to Offset Housing Slowdown

Core & Main is eliminating about 4% of non-sales roles, part of a $30 million annual cost-reduction effort.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 11, 2025
electrical
Distribution Industry News

Value Added Distributors Buys L.T.L. Supply, Extending Its Reach into Electrical Assemblies

LTL, a family-run company, produces wire harnesses and electrical assemblies used across industrial and specialty equipment.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 11, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Lindsay Corp. Secures $80 Million Irrigation Supply Agreement in MENA Region

Deliveries under the contract are expected to begin immediately and continue throughout fiscal 2026.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 11, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Amazon Business Launches Branded Fleet to Expand Commercial Delivery Capabilities

The company is also expanding Direct Delivery, a program that consolidates multiple packages.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 11, 2025
pool
Distribution Industry News

Distributor mSupply Names a Senior Vice President of Digital Innovation

Bryce Koch will oversee mSupply’s digital ecosystem and lead its marketing and ecommerce teams as the company looks to expand online capabilities.
  • Mark Brohan
  • December 10, 2025
Distribution Industry News

SupplyHouse Expands Trade Scholarship Amid Widening Labor Crunch in Skilled Trades

The scholarship’s growing popularity reflects a broader, mounting demand for skilled trades workers across the U.S. economy.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 10, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Distributor Core & Main Grows Sales and Profits in Q3

Growth came largely through acquisition and expansion into such new markets as Denver and Houston.
  • Don Davis
  • December 10, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Ferguson Reports Higher Quarterly Sales on Strong Non-Residential Demand

The company said its financial position remains solid even as it continues to invest in expansion and workforce training.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 9, 2025
Distribution Industry News

AD Extends Reach into Construction with PCS Membership

The move broadens AD’s presence beyond its core electrical, industrial and safety sectors into a wider set of construction materials.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 9, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Graybar Reshuffles Leadership Team as Two Veteran Executives Step Down

Graybar is preparing for a major leadership shift as two long-time executives plan to retire next year.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 9, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Gross Electric Hands Supply Division to Fourth Generation in Leadership Shift

The move marks a significant milestone for the Toledo-based company, which has been family-owned for more than 115 years.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Airtron Brings in New CEO and CFO as HVAC Installer Accelerates Expansion

Founded in 1972, Airtron focuses on HVAC installation for residential new construction with a growing offering of maintenance and repair services.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Berkshire Partners Invests in United Flow Technologies

UFT supplies process equipment, pumps, flow control, and automation systems and has grown by consolidating regional providers with deep engineering expertise.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 8, 2025

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2026 Factory Outlook: Higher Revenue, Slower Cost Increases

Supply chain and procurement executives project 4.4% growth in manufacturing revenue next year, compared to 2.5% in 2025 as prices rise more slowly.
  • Don Davis
  • December 16, 2025
Distribution Industry News

TopBuild CEO Outlines Expansion Beyond Housing Cycles

CEO Robert Buck said the company has deliberately reshaped its business model.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 15, 2025
Distribution Industry News

ServicePower Integrates Marcone Parts Catalog to Speed Appliance Repairs

This integration gives more than 13,000 service companies using ServicePower direct access to Marcone’s inventory of more than 300,000 appliance parts.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 15, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Brad Jacobs to Step Down as Chairman of XPO and GXO, Shift Focus to QXO

The move formalizes Jacobs’ shift away from the logistics businesses he built over the past decade and toward QXO.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 15, 2025
Distribution Industry News

F.W. Webb Elevates Ecommerce Leadership as Digital Strategy Expands

The family-owned wholesaler said the appointment formalizes executive oversight of its digital operations as contractor demand continues to shift toward online.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 12, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Hillman Solutions Sees Market Stabilization Despite Sluggish Housing Demand

Hillman said it has managed tariff pressures without disrupting customer service leveraging its diversified supplier base, and maintaining fill rates above 95%.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 12, 2025
Distribution Industry News

U.S. Services Sector Shows Modest Growth in November

The ISM Services PMI rose to 52.6% in November from 52.4%.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 12, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Core & Main Ramps Up Product, Tech, and Market Expansion to Offset Housing Slowdown

Core & Main is eliminating about 4% of non-sales roles, part of a $30 million annual cost-reduction effort.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 11, 2025
electrical
Distribution Industry News

Value Added Distributors Buys L.T.L. Supply, Extending Its Reach into Electrical Assemblies

LTL, a family-run company, produces wire harnesses and electrical assemblies used across industrial and specialty equipment.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 11, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Lindsay Corp. Secures $80 Million Irrigation Supply Agreement in MENA Region

Deliveries under the contract are expected to begin immediately and continue throughout fiscal 2026.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 11, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Amazon Business Launches Branded Fleet to Expand Commercial Delivery Capabilities

The company is also expanding Direct Delivery, a program that consolidates multiple packages.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 11, 2025
pool
Distribution Industry News

Distributor mSupply Names a Senior Vice President of Digital Innovation

Bryce Koch will oversee mSupply’s digital ecosystem and lead its marketing and ecommerce teams as the company looks to expand online capabilities.
  • Mark Brohan
  • December 10, 2025
Distribution Industry News

SupplyHouse Expands Trade Scholarship Amid Widening Labor Crunch in Skilled Trades

The scholarship’s growing popularity reflects a broader, mounting demand for skilled trades workers across the U.S. economy.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 10, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Distributor Core & Main Grows Sales and Profits in Q3

Growth came largely through acquisition and expansion into such new markets as Denver and Houston.
  • Don Davis
  • December 10, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Ferguson Reports Higher Quarterly Sales on Strong Non-Residential Demand

The company said its financial position remains solid even as it continues to invest in expansion and workforce training.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 9, 2025
Distribution Industry News

AD Extends Reach into Construction with PCS Membership

The move broadens AD’s presence beyond its core electrical, industrial and safety sectors into a wider set of construction materials.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 9, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Graybar Reshuffles Leadership Team as Two Veteran Executives Step Down

Graybar is preparing for a major leadership shift as two long-time executives plan to retire next year.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 9, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Gross Electric Hands Supply Division to Fourth Generation in Leadership Shift

The move marks a significant milestone for the Toledo-based company, which has been family-owned for more than 115 years.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Airtron Brings in New CEO and CFO as HVAC Installer Accelerates Expansion

Founded in 1972, Airtron focuses on HVAC installation for residential new construction with a growing offering of maintenance and repair services.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Berkshire Partners Invests in United Flow Technologies

UFT supplies process equipment, pumps, flow control, and automation systems and has grown by consolidating regional providers with deep engineering expertise.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 8, 2025
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