News
All the latest reporting and analysis from Distribution Strategy Group.
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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.
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IFS Agrees to Acquire Warehouse Software Provider Softeon
IFS said the acquisition extends its industrial AI platform into warehouse operations, connecting manufacturing, warehouse execution, and supply chain processes within a single system.
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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.
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Amazon Business Expands Business Prime, Pushing into Distributors’ Customer Relationships
The expansion highlights Amazon Business’s continued push to extend beyond product fulfillment.
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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.
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Danfoss Rolls Out Digital Hose Configuration and Quoting Tool
Distributors manage their own product catalogs and can limit online availability to in-stock items.
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Medline’s IPO Raises $6.6 billion, Fueling Debt Reduction and Growth
The offering was increased during the marketing process, signaling strong investor demand.
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How Future-Ready Distributors Manage Margins, Digital and AI
Legacy systems are at their breaking point. Distributors need AI-driven, cloud-based enterprise systems to expand margins and build resilient, scalable businesses.
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The $10 Trillion Opportunity Hiding in Plain Sight
Off-the-shelf technology often falls short of the needs of mid-sized distributors. Custom-built systems are expensive and inflexible.
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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.