Industry Insights
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Amazon’s Agentic Commerce Push Redefines the Future of Wholesale Distribution
Amazon’s “agentic commerce” agenda signals the next transformation in digital distribution.
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Generation X and AI: Why Experience Still Leads the Revolution in Distribution
If you’re a Gen X leader in distribution, this is your moment.
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Amazon Deploys AI Systems Blue Jay and Project Eluna to Reinvent Fulfillment
Amazon calls it a significant expansion of “physical AI.”
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The New Era of Profit Maximization for Distributors
Distributors have access to a growing number of new technologies that enable them to work more efficiently and better understand their customers.
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The AI Revolution Isn’t What You Think: 4 Truths from the 2030 Playbook
The frontier of AI is moving beyond systems that simply analyze and recommend.
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Critical Skills for Front-Line Leaders in Distribution
Leadership means seeing what others don’t and acting before it becomes a headline or a hospital report.
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Why Distributors Are Betting Big on Chief AI Officers
A chief AI officer signals that artificial intelligence is central to the company’s future.
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AI Agents Are Reshaping B2B Buying, Forcing Distributors to Rethink Digital Strategy
In the agentic model, algorithms — not purchasing managers — determine which suppliers appear at what price and under what terms.
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AI Agents in Distribution: Why the Window for Competitive Advantage Is Closing Fast
The conversation around artificial intelligence in wholesale distribution has shifted from “if” to “when”—and according to industry experts, that window is narrowing rapidly. In a recent panel discussion hosted by […]
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AI as Augmentation, Not Replacement: A Winning Strategy for Distribution
Leaders must decide how quickly to move and invest in AI.
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GrubMarket Launches AI Reporting Agent to Streamline Food Distribution Operations
GrubMarket said the agent draws on its proprietary food supply chain industry knowledge graph and can orchestrate workflows across APIs and browser functions.
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WayPoint Analytics Introduces Prophet AI Expert System
The release is the first in a four-phase rollout of AI features planned by WayPoint.
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AI Is Critical, But Tech Execs Worry About Security and Personnel
Tech execs are also aware that AI can be used by bad actors, and 49.2% listed AI-driven cyberattacks as among their top concerns.
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‘We Use ChatGPT’ Isn’t an AI Strategy
Gains in productivity and profitability come from embedding AI deeper into your processes.
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The Profit Barriers That Refuse to go Away
It is not what distributors are doing that could increase profitability. Instead, it is what they are not doing.
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The Sales Activity Trap: Why Sales Teams Stay Busy but Don’t Improve
To move beyond surface-level analysis, leaders need a structured way to diagnose what’s really going on. That’s where the ROAM model comes in.
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Massimo Group Deploys Claude AI Across Oracle NetSuite Systems
The company expects the AI deployment to accelerate product development cycles and improve supply chain coordination.
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Optimize Before You Scale: The Distribution Imperative
In distribution, the future isn’t “AI or not.” It’s AI that delivers profit and productivity—or falling behind those who make it happen.
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Critical Skills for Front-Line Leaders in Distribution Part 5
Time management is about setting the rhythm so that you’re working on the right things.
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AI Produces Quick Wins for Home Décor Distributor Howard Elliott
The ability of AI to recognize attributes in product images of 5,000 SKUs has played a part in making the ecommerce site easier.