Operations
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White Cap Opens Pennsylvania Distribution Center to Expand Northeast Supply Chain
The new facility is part of White Cap’s continuing investment in its North American distribution network as the company expands capacity to support faster fulfillment and improve supply chain efficiency.
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Grainger Strategy Shifts Toward Data Centers, Customer Productivity and Distribution Network Expansion
Grainger said MRO demand strengthened across every major customer segment during the quarter, with manufacturing, government, contractors, and retail all contributing to growth.
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James Hardie Expands Distribution Network Through Six Regional Partners
The expansion builds on longstanding relationships with the distributors rather than creating new partnerships.
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AlarMax Expands Logistics, Training Capabilities with New Fulfillment Center and Innovation Lab
The investments reflect a broader shift in specialty distribution as security, access control, networking and audiovisual systems become more integrated and technically complex.
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Chefs’ Warehouse Delivers Double-Digit Sales Growth as Restaurant Demand Remains Strong
Chefs’ Warehouse reaffirmed its full-year outlook, projecting 2026 sales of $4.50 billion to $4.60 billion and gross profit of $1.10 billion to $1.13 billion, reflecting continued confidence in demand from independent restaurants and other foodservice customers.
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UPS Completes Amazon Pullback, Turns Focus to Higher-Value B2B Freight
UPS has completed its transition away from low-margin ecommerce volume and is now competing more aggressively for the freight many distributors ship.
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Inventory Survey Finds Strong Interest in AI, but Adoption Remains Limited
For distributors, the findings suggest that interest in AI is increasingly centered on operational applications rather than experimental technology.
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Honeywell Completes Sale of Warehouse Automation Business to American Industrial Partners
The divestiture is the latest step in Honeywell’s restructuring strategy as the company narrows its focus to industrial automation, software, and autonomous operations.
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U.S. Manufacturing Growth Slows in July as Supply Chain Pressures Intensify
For distributors serving industrial customers, the report points to continued manufacturing expansion but a more measured pace of activity.
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Packer Fastener Opens Salt Lake City Distribution Center
The expansion comes less than two months after Packer Fastener opened a distribution center in Indianapolis on June 1, continuing a strategy of adding capacity in markets experiencing strong industrial and commercial construction activity.