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Sustainability, Automation Drive Changes in Janitorial Cleaning Market
Facilities are increasingly focused on reducing plastic waste, using recycled-content packaging and conserving water and energy
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DSG Tech Talk With Becca Toth From SugarAI
In this DSG Tech Talk, Ian Heller of Distribution Strategy Group talks with Becca Toth, chief marketing officer of SugarAI, about why the company dropped CRM from its name and what that change signals for wholesale distributors. Toth argues that traditional CRM has become a tax on productivity. For decades, frontline sellers fed records, notes…
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UPS Invests $50 Million in Automotive, Industrial Logistics Network and Expands Mexico Air Freight Service
For distributors and manufacturers, transportation providers are increasingly differentiating themselves through cross-border expertise, shipment visibility, and speed rather than price alone.
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Mighty Distributing Enters Canada Through Acquisition of PREMA Canada
For PREMA, the deal provides access to Mighty’s larger distribution network, product portfolio and operational resources. For Mighty, the acquisition extends its reach into a new market and positions the company to pursue additional growth opportunities across North America.
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WizCommerce Launches AI Order Entry Tool for Distributors
The software is intended to address familiar challenges associated with distributor order processing, including customer specific part numbers, multiple purchase orders submitted in a single communication and pricing discrepancies.
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Van Meter Expands Minnesota Distribution Center with Robotics Automation
The project also includes deployment of warehouse automation technology from Hai Robotics as part of a multiyear investment designed to increase fulfillment capacity and operational efficiency.
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Lowe’s Expands Contractor Business as Pro Sales, Online Demand Lift First-Quarter Results
CEO Marvin Ellison said Lowe’s continued to gain momentum with professional customers despite a slower housing environment.
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EMS Acquires American Metals Supply to Expand Aluminum Distribution Footprint
AMS, founded in Tampa, Florida, distributes aluminum products used in industrial, structural, and architectural applications.
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DSG to Reveal First AI Top 50 Ranking of Wholesale Distributors
The AI Top 50 creates the distribution industry’s first public benchmark measuring which distributors are deploying AI at scale and which are still in the pilot stage, giving executives a clearer competitive yardstick for technology investment, operational strategy and market positioning
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BlueLinx Returns to Sales Growth in First Quarter as Specialty Products Offset Lumber Price Declines
President and CEO Shyam Reddy said specialty products, multifamily construction activity and market share gains continued to support growth despite weak housing conditions.