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Supply Technologies Plans $20 Million Distribution Center in Ohio

Brian Norris, president of Supply Technologies, said the new site will support a more efficient hub-and-spoke distribution model in North America.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 19, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Galco Buys Ad-Tech CCI, Expanding Automation Distribution in Mid-Atlantic

Galco, founded in 1975, is a global distributor and service provider of industrial automation products.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 19, 2025
Distribution Industry News

ARKO Petroleum Moves Toward IPO as Standalone Wholesale Fuel Distributor

For the year ending Dec. 31, 2024, the company distributed 2.1 billion gallons of fuel.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 19, 2025
Distribution Industry News

NEFCO Acquires Louisiana Industrial Distributor STS Industrial

NEFCO is a specialty construction supply distributor headquartered in East Hartford, Connecticut, serving professional contractors and industrial customers across North America.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 18, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Performance Food Group Names Scott McPherson CEO in Planned Leadership Transition

McPherson said the company will continue to focus on customer growth, operational execution, and technology investments.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 18, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Amazon Business Expands Business Prime, Pushing into Distributors’ Customer Relationships

The expansion highlights Amazon Business’s continued push to extend beyond product fulfillment.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 18, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Bain Capital Completes Acquisition of HVAC Services Provider Service Logic

Bain Capital said Service Logic’s scale and acquisition-driven growth strategy were key factors behind the investment.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 17, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Danfoss Rolls Out Digital Hose Configuration and Quoting Tool

Distributors manage their own product catalogs and can limit online availability to in-stock items.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 17, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Medline’s IPO Raises $6.6 billion, Fueling Debt Reduction and Growth

The offering was increased during the marketing process, signaling strong investor demand.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 17, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Distributor BlueLinx Names a New Chief Commercial Officer

Leo Oei, currently vice president of national accounts at the building supplies distributor, will take over from Mike Wilson who is retiring.
  • Don Davis
  • December 16, 2025
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

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Supply Technologies Plans $20 Million Distribution Center in Ohio

Brian Norris, president of Supply Technologies, said the new site will support a more efficient hub-and-spoke distribution model in North America.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 19, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Galco Buys Ad-Tech CCI, Expanding Automation Distribution in Mid-Atlantic

Galco, founded in 1975, is a global distributor and service provider of industrial automation products.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 19, 2025
Distribution Industry News

ARKO Petroleum Moves Toward IPO as Standalone Wholesale Fuel Distributor

For the year ending Dec. 31, 2024, the company distributed 2.1 billion gallons of fuel.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 19, 2025
Distribution Industry News

NEFCO Acquires Louisiana Industrial Distributor STS Industrial

NEFCO is a specialty construction supply distributor headquartered in East Hartford, Connecticut, serving professional contractors and industrial customers across North America.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 18, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Performance Food Group Names Scott McPherson CEO in Planned Leadership Transition

McPherson said the company will continue to focus on customer growth, operational execution, and technology investments.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 18, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Amazon Business Expands Business Prime, Pushing into Distributors’ Customer Relationships

The expansion highlights Amazon Business’s continued push to extend beyond product fulfillment.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 18, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Bain Capital Completes Acquisition of HVAC Services Provider Service Logic

Bain Capital said Service Logic’s scale and acquisition-driven growth strategy were key factors behind the investment.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 17, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Danfoss Rolls Out Digital Hose Configuration and Quoting Tool

Distributors manage their own product catalogs and can limit online availability to in-stock items.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 17, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Medline’s IPO Raises $6.6 billion, Fueling Debt Reduction and Growth

The offering was increased during the marketing process, signaling strong investor demand.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 17, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Distributor BlueLinx Names a New Chief Commercial Officer

Leo Oei, currently vice president of national accounts at the building supplies distributor, will take over from Mike Wilson who is retiring.
  • Don Davis
  • December 16, 2025
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

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Supply Technologies Plans $20 Million Distribution Center in Ohio

Brian Norris, president of Supply Technologies, said the new site will support a more efficient hub-and-spoke distribution model in North America.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 19, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Galco Buys Ad-Tech CCI, Expanding Automation Distribution in Mid-Atlantic

Galco, founded in 1975, is a global distributor and service provider of industrial automation products.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 19, 2025
Distribution Industry News

ARKO Petroleum Moves Toward IPO as Standalone Wholesale Fuel Distributor

For the year ending Dec. 31, 2024, the company distributed 2.1 billion gallons of fuel.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 19, 2025
Distribution Industry News

NEFCO Acquires Louisiana Industrial Distributor STS Industrial

NEFCO is a specialty construction supply distributor headquartered in East Hartford, Connecticut, serving professional contractors and industrial customers across North America.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 18, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Performance Food Group Names Scott McPherson CEO in Planned Leadership Transition

McPherson said the company will continue to focus on customer growth, operational execution, and technology investments.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 18, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Amazon Business Expands Business Prime, Pushing into Distributors’ Customer Relationships

The expansion highlights Amazon Business’s continued push to extend beyond product fulfillment.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 18, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Bain Capital Completes Acquisition of HVAC Services Provider Service Logic

Bain Capital said Service Logic’s scale and acquisition-driven growth strategy were key factors behind the investment.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 17, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Danfoss Rolls Out Digital Hose Configuration and Quoting Tool

Distributors manage their own product catalogs and can limit online availability to in-stock items.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 17, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Medline’s IPO Raises $6.6 billion, Fueling Debt Reduction and Growth

The offering was increased during the marketing process, signaling strong investor demand.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • December 17, 2025
Distribution Industry News

Distributor BlueLinx Names a New Chief Commercial Officer

Leo Oei, currently vice president of national accounts at the building supplies distributor, will take over from Mike Wilson who is retiring.
  • Don Davis
  • December 16, 2025
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
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