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U.S. Business Growth Slows Again in September as Tariffs Weigh on Costs and Inventories Surge

One of the most striking report findings was the unprecedented buildup of unsold goods.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 6, 2025
Distribution Industry News

DXP Enterprises Expands Western U.S. Footprint with APSCO Acquisition

The deal continues DXP’s strategy of expanding into specialized markets through targeted acquisitions.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 6, 2025
Distribution Industry News

HARDI Distributors Report Slight August Sales Decline Amid Weather, Billing Day Impact

The dip marks a slight pause in an otherwise steady year for the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) wholesale sector.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 6, 2025
Distribution Industry News

White Cap Accelerates North American Growth with New Acquisitions

The latest purchases extend a deliberate strategy to build geographic density and bigger product categories.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 3, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Turner Supply Expands with Benchmark Acquisition

The Benchmark deal follows Turner’s 2024 acquisition of Alabama Industrial Distributors, based in Oxford, Ala.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 3, 2025
Home Depot Buys HD Supply
Distribution Industry News

Home Depot Rolls Out Digital Project Planning Tool to Streamline Jobs for Pros

The digital system signals a broader shift in how the retailer targets contractors.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 2, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Tariffs and Supply Shifts Put Distributors at the Center of August Sourcing Surge

Chemicals led August sourcing activity as construction, automotive, healthcare, and packaging buyers looked for stable domestic supply to offset global volatility.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 2, 2025
news building materials
Distribution Industry News

ABC Supply Names a New President of L&W Supply

L&W Supply now operates more than 270 branches and supplies wallboard, steel studs, insulation, ceiling systems, and related materials.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 2, 2025
Distribution Industry News

U.S. Manufacturing Contracts for Seventh Straight Month in September

The composition of the index underscored a fragile demand picture.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 1, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Global Growth Quickens in August, but Distributors Confront Tariff-Driven Cost Pressures

For distributors, the stronger output leads to continued order flow across industrial and consumer markets.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 1, 2025
Distribution Industry News

CSW Industrials Acquire MARS Parts Division for $650 Million

The deal highlights how distributors are redrawing the competitive map by separating commodity parts from branded equipment.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 1, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Cardinal Health to Open Automated Pharmaceutical Distribution Hub in Indianapolis

Scheduled to open in fall 2027, the Indianapolis site will support more than 70,000 daily pharmaceutical and specialty deliveries nationwide.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 30, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Quipt takes majority stake in Hart Medical in $17.4 Million Deal

Hart generates about $60 million in annual revenue and $7 million in adjusted EBITDA, with expectations to exceed $10 million within nine months.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 30, 2025
Distribution Industry News

DDS Launches Acadia App to Automate Product Data on BigCommerce

Acadia consolidates DDS’s content delivery services into one platform and includes access to a library of more than 12.5 million SKUs.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 30, 2025
Distribution Industry News

AD, TCG Members Approve Merger to Form $40 Billion PHCP Distribution Network

The approval follows the August announcement from both boards outlining their intent to merge.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 29, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Imports Drop, Inventories Hold: U.S. Trade Gap Narrows Sharply in August

For distributors, the data highlights a shift away from the stockpiling seen during the height of supply chain disruptions.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 29, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Flame King to Open Savannah Warehouse by Year-End

The facility will manage drop shipping and customer service for the company’s U.S. distribution operations.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 29, 2025
Distribution Industry News

White Cap Opens First Enterprise Distribution Center in Southern California

The 332,335-square-foot facility will serve as a hub for White Cap’s West Coast operations, allowing the company to expand delivery capacity.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 29, 2025
Distribution Industry News

CFO Optimism Climbs, but Tariffs and Workforce Concerns Persist

More than half of respondents said they plan to channel OBBBA-related tax savings into technology investments, particularly AI.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 26, 2025
Distribution Industry News

AAR Buys American Distributors in $146 Million Deal to Bolster Parts Business

“Distribution has been our fastest-growing activity, averaging more than 20% organic growth annually for the last four years,” said AAR CEO John Holmes.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 26, 2025

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Distribution Industry News

U.S. Business Growth Slows Again in September as Tariffs Weigh on Costs and Inventories Surge

One of the most striking report findings was the unprecedented buildup of unsold goods.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 6, 2025
Distribution Industry News

DXP Enterprises Expands Western U.S. Footprint with APSCO Acquisition

The deal continues DXP’s strategy of expanding into specialized markets through targeted acquisitions.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 6, 2025
Distribution Industry News

HARDI Distributors Report Slight August Sales Decline Amid Weather, Billing Day Impact

The dip marks a slight pause in an otherwise steady year for the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) wholesale sector.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 6, 2025
Distribution Industry News

White Cap Accelerates North American Growth with New Acquisitions

The latest purchases extend a deliberate strategy to build geographic density and bigger product categories.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 3, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Turner Supply Expands with Benchmark Acquisition

The Benchmark deal follows Turner’s 2024 acquisition of Alabama Industrial Distributors, based in Oxford, Ala.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 3, 2025
Home Depot Buys HD Supply
Distribution Industry News

Home Depot Rolls Out Digital Project Planning Tool to Streamline Jobs for Pros

The digital system signals a broader shift in how the retailer targets contractors.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 2, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Tariffs and Supply Shifts Put Distributors at the Center of August Sourcing Surge

Chemicals led August sourcing activity as construction, automotive, healthcare, and packaging buyers looked for stable domestic supply to offset global volatility.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 2, 2025
news building materials
Distribution Industry News

ABC Supply Names a New President of L&W Supply

L&W Supply now operates more than 270 branches and supplies wallboard, steel studs, insulation, ceiling systems, and related materials.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 2, 2025
Distribution Industry News

U.S. Manufacturing Contracts for Seventh Straight Month in September

The composition of the index underscored a fragile demand picture.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 1, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Global Growth Quickens in August, but Distributors Confront Tariff-Driven Cost Pressures

For distributors, the stronger output leads to continued order flow across industrial and consumer markets.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 1, 2025
Distribution Industry News

CSW Industrials Acquire MARS Parts Division for $650 Million

The deal highlights how distributors are redrawing the competitive map by separating commodity parts from branded equipment.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 1, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Cardinal Health to Open Automated Pharmaceutical Distribution Hub in Indianapolis

Scheduled to open in fall 2027, the Indianapolis site will support more than 70,000 daily pharmaceutical and specialty deliveries nationwide.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 30, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Quipt takes majority stake in Hart Medical in $17.4 Million Deal

Hart generates about $60 million in annual revenue and $7 million in adjusted EBITDA, with expectations to exceed $10 million within nine months.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 30, 2025
Distribution Industry News

DDS Launches Acadia App to Automate Product Data on BigCommerce

Acadia consolidates DDS’s content delivery services into one platform and includes access to a library of more than 12.5 million SKUs.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 30, 2025
Distribution Industry News

AD, TCG Members Approve Merger to Form $40 Billion PHCP Distribution Network

The approval follows the August announcement from both boards outlining their intent to merge.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 29, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Imports Drop, Inventories Hold: U.S. Trade Gap Narrows Sharply in August

For distributors, the data highlights a shift away from the stockpiling seen during the height of supply chain disruptions.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 29, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Flame King to Open Savannah Warehouse by Year-End

The facility will manage drop shipping and customer service for the company’s U.S. distribution operations.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 29, 2025
Distribution Industry News

White Cap Opens First Enterprise Distribution Center in Southern California

The 332,335-square-foot facility will serve as a hub for White Cap’s West Coast operations, allowing the company to expand delivery capacity.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 29, 2025
Distribution Industry News

CFO Optimism Climbs, but Tariffs and Workforce Concerns Persist

More than half of respondents said they plan to channel OBBBA-related tax savings into technology investments, particularly AI.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 26, 2025
Distribution Industry News

AAR Buys American Distributors in $146 Million Deal to Bolster Parts Business

“Distribution has been our fastest-growing activity, averaging more than 20% organic growth annually for the last four years,” said AAR CEO John Holmes.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 26, 2025

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Distribution Industry News

U.S. Business Growth Slows Again in September as Tariffs Weigh on Costs and Inventories Surge

One of the most striking report findings was the unprecedented buildup of unsold goods.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 6, 2025
Distribution Industry News

DXP Enterprises Expands Western U.S. Footprint with APSCO Acquisition

The deal continues DXP’s strategy of expanding into specialized markets through targeted acquisitions.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 6, 2025
Distribution Industry News

HARDI Distributors Report Slight August Sales Decline Amid Weather, Billing Day Impact

The dip marks a slight pause in an otherwise steady year for the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) wholesale sector.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 6, 2025
Distribution Industry News

White Cap Accelerates North American Growth with New Acquisitions

The latest purchases extend a deliberate strategy to build geographic density and bigger product categories.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 3, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Turner Supply Expands with Benchmark Acquisition

The Benchmark deal follows Turner’s 2024 acquisition of Alabama Industrial Distributors, based in Oxford, Ala.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 3, 2025
Home Depot Buys HD Supply
Distribution Industry News

Home Depot Rolls Out Digital Project Planning Tool to Streamline Jobs for Pros

The digital system signals a broader shift in how the retailer targets contractors.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 2, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Tariffs and Supply Shifts Put Distributors at the Center of August Sourcing Surge

Chemicals led August sourcing activity as construction, automotive, healthcare, and packaging buyers looked for stable domestic supply to offset global volatility.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 2, 2025
news building materials
Distribution Industry News

ABC Supply Names a New President of L&W Supply

L&W Supply now operates more than 270 branches and supplies wallboard, steel studs, insulation, ceiling systems, and related materials.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 2, 2025
Distribution Industry News

U.S. Manufacturing Contracts for Seventh Straight Month in September

The composition of the index underscored a fragile demand picture.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 1, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Global Growth Quickens in August, but Distributors Confront Tariff-Driven Cost Pressures

For distributors, the stronger output leads to continued order flow across industrial and consumer markets.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 1, 2025
Distribution Industry News

CSW Industrials Acquire MARS Parts Division for $650 Million

The deal highlights how distributors are redrawing the competitive map by separating commodity parts from branded equipment.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • October 1, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Cardinal Health to Open Automated Pharmaceutical Distribution Hub in Indianapolis

Scheduled to open in fall 2027, the Indianapolis site will support more than 70,000 daily pharmaceutical and specialty deliveries nationwide.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 30, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Quipt takes majority stake in Hart Medical in $17.4 Million Deal

Hart generates about $60 million in annual revenue and $7 million in adjusted EBITDA, with expectations to exceed $10 million within nine months.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 30, 2025
Distribution Industry News

DDS Launches Acadia App to Automate Product Data on BigCommerce

Acadia consolidates DDS’s content delivery services into one platform and includes access to a library of more than 12.5 million SKUs.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 30, 2025
Distribution Industry News

AD, TCG Members Approve Merger to Form $40 Billion PHCP Distribution Network

The approval follows the August announcement from both boards outlining their intent to merge.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 29, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Imports Drop, Inventories Hold: U.S. Trade Gap Narrows Sharply in August

For distributors, the data highlights a shift away from the stockpiling seen during the height of supply chain disruptions.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 29, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Flame King to Open Savannah Warehouse by Year-End

The facility will manage drop shipping and customer service for the company’s U.S. distribution operations.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 29, 2025
Distribution Industry News

White Cap Opens First Enterprise Distribution Center in Southern California

The 332,335-square-foot facility will serve as a hub for White Cap’s West Coast operations, allowing the company to expand delivery capacity.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 29, 2025
Distribution Industry News

CFO Optimism Climbs, but Tariffs and Workforce Concerns Persist

More than half of respondents said they plan to channel OBBBA-related tax savings into technology investments, particularly AI.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 26, 2025
Distribution Industry News

AAR Buys American Distributors in $146 Million Deal to Bolster Parts Business

“Distribution has been our fastest-growing activity, averaging more than 20% organic growth annually for the last four years,” said AAR CEO John Holmes.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 26, 2025
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