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Office Depot’s 15-Minute Pickup Signals New Distribution Benchmark

For parent company The ODP Corporation, the promise reflects a broader strategy to integrate retail stores, ecommerce, and its B2B distribution arm.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 9, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Core & Main Posts Higher Q2 Sales, Cuts Full-Year Forecast

For the quarter ending Aug. 3, net sales rose 6.6% to $2.09 billion, up from $1.96 billion a year earlier.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 9, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Purity Life Buys Horizon, PSC and ONFC to Create National Natural Foods Distributor

The combined business will operate under the Purity Life name with two divisions: Purity Life Grocery and Purity Life Wellness.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Decks & Docks Expands into Pennsylvania with Service Wholesale Acquisition

The deal not only gives Decks & Docks one of the region’s largest independent distributors of composite decking but also extends its reach.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Graybar Launches New STAR Distribution Centers to Support Major Construction Projects

The distributor will introduce its first STAR Centers—short for Storage, Transport, and Readiness—in Reno, Dallas, and Atlanta.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

‘Steady’ HVAC Distribution Market Posts 3.3% Annual Growth in July

Shipments to HVAC distributors likely will be lower for the remainder of 2025.
  • Don Davis
  • September 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Tariff Uncertainty Keeps U.S. Manufacturing in the Doldrums

Manufacturing PMI ticks up in August but still shows contraction.
  • Don Davis
  • September 5, 2025
Distribution Industry News

CDW Pushes AI, Managed Services as YTD Sales Rise 9%

CDW is accelerating AI through a new AI Center of Excellence, a multidisciplinary team that guides clients from strategy to full deployment.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 4, 2025
Distribution Industry News

White Cap Expands Rebar and Concrete Supply in Texas and Florida

The acquisitions expand White Cap’s geographic reach and enhance its ability to serve contractors in both commercial and residential markets.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 4, 2025
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Distribution Industry News

Home Depot Completes $5.5 Billion Acquisition of GMS Through SRS Distribution

Home Depot’s professional customer base now represents more than half of company sales.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 4, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Core & Main to Acquire Canada Waterworks, Expanding Canadian Operations

Founded in 2014, Canada Waterworks supplies contractors and municipalities with water, wastewater, and storm drainage solutions.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 3, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Southern Glazer’s Names Steve Bronson Chief Information Officer

Bronson most recently served as senior vice president of global technology infrastructure and operations at McDonald’s Corp, directing a global technology transformation.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 3, 2025
Distribution Industry News

U.S. Business Confidence Near Historic Lows Amid Tariff and Policy Uncertainty

58% of businesses report that higher tariffs are negatively affecting their operations, with retail (70%) and manufacturing (69%) hit hardest.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 3, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Crescent Electric Names Penny Cotner CEO

Cotner joins the Illinois-based distributor after more than a decade at Infinite Electronics, a global supplier of electronic components.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 3, 2025
electrical
Distribution Industry News

Dallas Distributor The Lawless Group Founder Richard Lawless Passes Away

Lawless founded The Lawless Group 50 years ago with his father, Darrell, and his wife, Janis.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 2, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Scruggs Company and NTS Acquire Mid-America Valve

The acquisition expands Scruggs/NTS’s geographic reach and strengthens its ability to provide integrated products and services to municipalities, utilities, and industrial clients.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 2, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Affiliated Distributors and The Commonwealth Group Announce Merger

Under the leadership transition, TCG president Mike Lepley will lead the combined PHCP business unit at AD, reporting to CEO Bill Weisberg.
  • Mark Brohan
  • September 2, 2025
Distribution Industry News

InstaLILY AI Raises $25 Million to Scale Industry-Specific AI Agents

The company said its technology is already in use at a $10 billion construction-supply distributor and a global equipment manufacturer.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • August 29, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Pernod Ricard USA Restructures U.S. Distribution Model

Pernod Ricard USA said the restructuring sharpens portfolio focus and aligns distribution resources with key growth areas.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • August 29, 2025
Home Depot Buys HD Supply
Distribution Industry News

Home Depot Secures Canadian Approval for GMS Acquisition

Home Depot Inc. has received clearance from the Canadian Competition Bureau for its $5.5 billion tender offer to acquire building materials distributor GMS.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • August 29, 2025

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Distribution Industry News

Office Depot’s 15-Minute Pickup Signals New Distribution Benchmark

For parent company The ODP Corporation, the promise reflects a broader strategy to integrate retail stores, ecommerce, and its B2B distribution arm.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 9, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Core & Main Posts Higher Q2 Sales, Cuts Full-Year Forecast

For the quarter ending Aug. 3, net sales rose 6.6% to $2.09 billion, up from $1.96 billion a year earlier.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 9, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Purity Life Buys Horizon, PSC and ONFC to Create National Natural Foods Distributor

The combined business will operate under the Purity Life name with two divisions: Purity Life Grocery and Purity Life Wellness.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Decks & Docks Expands into Pennsylvania with Service Wholesale Acquisition

The deal not only gives Decks & Docks one of the region’s largest independent distributors of composite decking but also extends its reach.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Graybar Launches New STAR Distribution Centers to Support Major Construction Projects

The distributor will introduce its first STAR Centers—short for Storage, Transport, and Readiness—in Reno, Dallas, and Atlanta.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

‘Steady’ HVAC Distribution Market Posts 3.3% Annual Growth in July

Shipments to HVAC distributors likely will be lower for the remainder of 2025.
  • Don Davis
  • September 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Tariff Uncertainty Keeps U.S. Manufacturing in the Doldrums

Manufacturing PMI ticks up in August but still shows contraction.
  • Don Davis
  • September 5, 2025
Distribution Industry News

CDW Pushes AI, Managed Services as YTD Sales Rise 9%

CDW is accelerating AI through a new AI Center of Excellence, a multidisciplinary team that guides clients from strategy to full deployment.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 4, 2025
Distribution Industry News

White Cap Expands Rebar and Concrete Supply in Texas and Florida

The acquisitions expand White Cap’s geographic reach and enhance its ability to serve contractors in both commercial and residential markets.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 4, 2025
news home depot
Distribution Industry News

Home Depot Completes $5.5 Billion Acquisition of GMS Through SRS Distribution

Home Depot’s professional customer base now represents more than half of company sales.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 4, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Core & Main to Acquire Canada Waterworks, Expanding Canadian Operations

Founded in 2014, Canada Waterworks supplies contractors and municipalities with water, wastewater, and storm drainage solutions.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 3, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Southern Glazer’s Names Steve Bronson Chief Information Officer

Bronson most recently served as senior vice president of global technology infrastructure and operations at McDonald’s Corp, directing a global technology transformation.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 3, 2025
Distribution Industry News

U.S. Business Confidence Near Historic Lows Amid Tariff and Policy Uncertainty

58% of businesses report that higher tariffs are negatively affecting their operations, with retail (70%) and manufacturing (69%) hit hardest.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 3, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Crescent Electric Names Penny Cotner CEO

Cotner joins the Illinois-based distributor after more than a decade at Infinite Electronics, a global supplier of electronic components.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 3, 2025
electrical
Distribution Industry News

Dallas Distributor The Lawless Group Founder Richard Lawless Passes Away

Lawless founded The Lawless Group 50 years ago with his father, Darrell, and his wife, Janis.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 2, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Scruggs Company and NTS Acquire Mid-America Valve

The acquisition expands Scruggs/NTS’s geographic reach and strengthens its ability to provide integrated products and services to municipalities, utilities, and industrial clients.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 2, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Affiliated Distributors and The Commonwealth Group Announce Merger

Under the leadership transition, TCG president Mike Lepley will lead the combined PHCP business unit at AD, reporting to CEO Bill Weisberg.
  • Mark Brohan
  • September 2, 2025
Distribution Industry News

InstaLILY AI Raises $25 Million to Scale Industry-Specific AI Agents

The company said its technology is already in use at a $10 billion construction-supply distributor and a global equipment manufacturer.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • August 29, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Pernod Ricard USA Restructures U.S. Distribution Model

Pernod Ricard USA said the restructuring sharpens portfolio focus and aligns distribution resources with key growth areas.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • August 29, 2025
Home Depot Buys HD Supply
Distribution Industry News

Home Depot Secures Canadian Approval for GMS Acquisition

Home Depot Inc. has received clearance from the Canadian Competition Bureau for its $5.5 billion tender offer to acquire building materials distributor GMS.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • August 29, 2025

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Distribution Industry News

Office Depot’s 15-Minute Pickup Signals New Distribution Benchmark

For parent company The ODP Corporation, the promise reflects a broader strategy to integrate retail stores, ecommerce, and its B2B distribution arm.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 9, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Core & Main Posts Higher Q2 Sales, Cuts Full-Year Forecast

For the quarter ending Aug. 3, net sales rose 6.6% to $2.09 billion, up from $1.96 billion a year earlier.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 9, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Purity Life Buys Horizon, PSC and ONFC to Create National Natural Foods Distributor

The combined business will operate under the Purity Life name with two divisions: Purity Life Grocery and Purity Life Wellness.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Decks & Docks Expands into Pennsylvania with Service Wholesale Acquisition

The deal not only gives Decks & Docks one of the region’s largest independent distributors of composite decking but also extends its reach.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Graybar Launches New STAR Distribution Centers to Support Major Construction Projects

The distributor will introduce its first STAR Centers—short for Storage, Transport, and Readiness—in Reno, Dallas, and Atlanta.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

‘Steady’ HVAC Distribution Market Posts 3.3% Annual Growth in July

Shipments to HVAC distributors likely will be lower for the remainder of 2025.
  • Don Davis
  • September 8, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Tariff Uncertainty Keeps U.S. Manufacturing in the Doldrums

Manufacturing PMI ticks up in August but still shows contraction.
  • Don Davis
  • September 5, 2025
Distribution Industry News

CDW Pushes AI, Managed Services as YTD Sales Rise 9%

CDW is accelerating AI through a new AI Center of Excellence, a multidisciplinary team that guides clients from strategy to full deployment.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 4, 2025
Distribution Industry News

White Cap Expands Rebar and Concrete Supply in Texas and Florida

The acquisitions expand White Cap’s geographic reach and enhance its ability to serve contractors in both commercial and residential markets.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 4, 2025
news home depot
Distribution Industry News

Home Depot Completes $5.5 Billion Acquisition of GMS Through SRS Distribution

Home Depot’s professional customer base now represents more than half of company sales.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 4, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Core & Main to Acquire Canada Waterworks, Expanding Canadian Operations

Founded in 2014, Canada Waterworks supplies contractors and municipalities with water, wastewater, and storm drainage solutions.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 3, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Southern Glazer’s Names Steve Bronson Chief Information Officer

Bronson most recently served as senior vice president of global technology infrastructure and operations at McDonald’s Corp, directing a global technology transformation.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 3, 2025
Distribution Industry News

U.S. Business Confidence Near Historic Lows Amid Tariff and Policy Uncertainty

58% of businesses report that higher tariffs are negatively affecting their operations, with retail (70%) and manufacturing (69%) hit hardest.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 3, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Crescent Electric Names Penny Cotner CEO

Cotner joins the Illinois-based distributor after more than a decade at Infinite Electronics, a global supplier of electronic components.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 3, 2025
electrical
Distribution Industry News

Dallas Distributor The Lawless Group Founder Richard Lawless Passes Away

Lawless founded The Lawless Group 50 years ago with his father, Darrell, and his wife, Janis.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 2, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Scruggs Company and NTS Acquire Mid-America Valve

The acquisition expands Scruggs/NTS’s geographic reach and strengthens its ability to provide integrated products and services to municipalities, utilities, and industrial clients.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 2, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Affiliated Distributors and The Commonwealth Group Announce Merger

Under the leadership transition, TCG president Mike Lepley will lead the combined PHCP business unit at AD, reporting to CEO Bill Weisberg.
  • Mark Brohan
  • September 2, 2025
Distribution Industry News

InstaLILY AI Raises $25 Million to Scale Industry-Specific AI Agents

The company said its technology is already in use at a $10 billion construction-supply distributor and a global equipment manufacturer.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • August 29, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Pernod Ricard USA Restructures U.S. Distribution Model

Pernod Ricard USA said the restructuring sharpens portfolio focus and aligns distribution resources with key growth areas.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • August 29, 2025
Home Depot Buys HD Supply
Distribution Industry News

Home Depot Secures Canadian Approval for GMS Acquisition

Home Depot Inc. has received clearance from the Canadian Competition Bureau for its $5.5 billion tender offer to acquire building materials distributor GMS.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • August 29, 2025
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