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All the latest reporting and analysis from Distribution Strategy Group.
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Cintas to Acquire UniFirst in $5.5 Billion Deal, Raising Competition for Workplace Supply Distributors
Distributors may face stronger competition from companies that combine product distribution, logistics and service contracts.
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UPS Strategy Shift Toward B2B Shipments Could Reshape Parcel Options for Distributors
For distributors, the company’s pivot could create new opportunities as UPS targets freight profiles that look more like traditional wholesale shipments.
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Wholesale Steel Distributors Agree to Pay $3.3 Million To Settle PPP False Claims Allegations
The companies, incorporated in seven states including Virginia, were accused of falsely certifying their eligibility for PPP loans when applying for the program.
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Distribution Solutions Group Acquires Eastern Valve to Expand Industrial Valve Business in Atlantic Canada
CEO J. Bryan King said the acquisition strengthens DSG’s Mobile Valve platform within Source Atlantic and expands the company’s reach in Eastern Canada.
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Graybar to Acquire Oklahoma Electrical Distributor Broken Arrow Electric Supply
The acquisition would expand Graybar’s presence in Oklahoma and reflect ongoing consolidation in the electrical distribution sector.
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You Don’t Need to Know Which Model is Best. You Need to Use One
Pick something. Use it on real work. Get good at it.
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When AI Threatens Your Core Value Proposition: What Distribution Leaders Can Do Now
Your value proposition is based on a set of market assumptions, and AI has the potential to upend those assumptions.
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$100 Oil Raises Freight Costs and New Pressures for Distributors
For distributors that ship thousands of orders daily, even modest increases in diesel prices hurt.
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Midland Industries Acquires Industrial Specialties Manufacturing
The acquisition reflects continued consolidation across the industrial distribution sector.
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Planned Distribution and Warehouse Projects Decline in February
The decline in February project activity follows several years of strong investment in distribution and logistics infrastructure as companies expanded warehouse capacity.