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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
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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
Distribution Industry News

Ferguson Leads $8.5 Million Investment in Ply to Automate Contractor Inventory Management

For Ferguson — a $30.8 billion distributor with about 1,700 North American locations — the investment is part of a broader digital strategy.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Delayed Manufacturing Report Offers Mixed Signals for Distributors

The data suggests a manufacturing sector that is stable but still growing slowly.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

HARDI Distributors See Slight Sales Decline as Inventory Pressures Grow

Distributors have been contending with inventory carried over from a sluggish summer demand cycle.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 4, 2025
Distribution Industry News

GME Supply Appoints New CEO as Growth Strategy Advances

The Columbia, Missouri-based company said industry veteran Ryan Keogh will become president and CEO effective Jan. 1.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 4, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Middleby Reshapes Its Future Around Commercial Foodservice 

For distributors, the message is clear: Middleby is concentrating its bets — and expects its partners to do the same.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 4, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Resideo Sheds Utility-Focused Demand Response Business in Strategic Refocus

Resideo has also spun off or shuttered a number of non-core lines and businesses as it sought to stem margin pressure and streamline operations.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 3, 2025
Distribution Industry News

DXP Enterprises Expands Texas Water Business with Acquisition of Pump Solutions

Chief financial officer Kent Yee said the acquisition continues DXP’s work to expand the DXP Water platform into a full-line products and service business.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 3, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Medline Eyes $50 Billion Valuation as First-Half Results Fuel IPO Momentum

For the first six months, Medline recorded $13.5 billion in net sales.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 3, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Border States to Exit Affiliated Distributors After Nearly 40 Years

Border States said stepping away from AD will allow the company to “activate internal strengths, processes and capabilities.”
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 2, 2025
Distribution Industry News

U.S. Manufacturing Slips Again in November, Signaling Caution Ahead for Distributors

For distributors, November’s supply chain readings offered both relief and new complications.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 2, 2025

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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
Distribution Industry News

Ferguson Leads $8.5 Million Investment in Ply to Automate Contractor Inventory Management

For Ferguson — a $30.8 billion distributor with about 1,700 North American locations — the investment is part of a broader digital strategy.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Delayed Manufacturing Report Offers Mixed Signals for Distributors

The data suggests a manufacturing sector that is stable but still growing slowly.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

HARDI Distributors See Slight Sales Decline as Inventory Pressures Grow

Distributors have been contending with inventory carried over from a sluggish summer demand cycle.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 4, 2025
Distribution Industry News

GME Supply Appoints New CEO as Growth Strategy Advances

The Columbia, Missouri-based company said industry veteran Ryan Keogh will become president and CEO effective Jan. 1.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 4, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Middleby Reshapes Its Future Around Commercial Foodservice 

For distributors, the message is clear: Middleby is concentrating its bets — and expects its partners to do the same.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 4, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Resideo Sheds Utility-Focused Demand Response Business in Strategic Refocus

Resideo has also spun off or shuttered a number of non-core lines and businesses as it sought to stem margin pressure and streamline operations.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 3, 2025
Distribution Industry News

DXP Enterprises Expands Texas Water Business with Acquisition of Pump Solutions

Chief financial officer Kent Yee said the acquisition continues DXP’s work to expand the DXP Water platform into a full-line products and service business.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 3, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Medline Eyes $50 Billion Valuation as First-Half Results Fuel IPO Momentum

For the first six months, Medline recorded $13.5 billion in net sales.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 3, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Border States to Exit Affiliated Distributors After Nearly 40 Years

Border States said stepping away from AD will allow the company to “activate internal strengths, processes and capabilities.”
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 2, 2025
Distribution Industry News

U.S. Manufacturing Slips Again in November, Signaling Caution Ahead for Distributors

For distributors, November’s supply chain readings offered both relief and new complications.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 2, 2025

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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
Distribution Industry News

Ferguson Leads $8.5 Million Investment in Ply to Automate Contractor Inventory Management

For Ferguson — a $30.8 billion distributor with about 1,700 North American locations — the investment is part of a broader digital strategy.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Delayed Manufacturing Report Offers Mixed Signals for Distributors

The data suggests a manufacturing sector that is stable but still growing slowly.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

HARDI Distributors See Slight Sales Decline as Inventory Pressures Grow

Distributors have been contending with inventory carried over from a sluggish summer demand cycle.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 4, 2025
Distribution Industry News

GME Supply Appoints New CEO as Growth Strategy Advances

The Columbia, Missouri-based company said industry veteran Ryan Keogh will become president and CEO effective Jan. 1.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 4, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Middleby Reshapes Its Future Around Commercial Foodservice 

For distributors, the message is clear: Middleby is concentrating its bets — and expects its partners to do the same.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 4, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Resideo Sheds Utility-Focused Demand Response Business in Strategic Refocus

Resideo has also spun off or shuttered a number of non-core lines and businesses as it sought to stem margin pressure and streamline operations.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 3, 2025
Distribution Industry News

DXP Enterprises Expands Texas Water Business with Acquisition of Pump Solutions

Chief financial officer Kent Yee said the acquisition continues DXP’s work to expand the DXP Water platform into a full-line products and service business.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 3, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Medline Eyes $50 Billion Valuation as First-Half Results Fuel IPO Momentum

For the first six months, Medline recorded $13.5 billion in net sales.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 3, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Border States to Exit Affiliated Distributors After Nearly 40 Years

Border States said stepping away from AD will allow the company to “activate internal strengths, processes and capabilities.”
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 2, 2025
Distribution Industry News

U.S. Manufacturing Slips Again in November, Signaling Caution Ahead for Distributors

For distributors, November’s supply chain readings offered both relief and new complications.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 2, 2025
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