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All the latest reporting and analysis from Distribution Strategy Group.
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AWS Doubles Down on Agentic AI, Signaling Disruption Ahead for Wholesale Distributors
The shift to agentic AI comes at a time when many distributors are still investing in basic digital infrastructure.
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ISA Names 2025–2026 Board of Directors to Steer Industrial Supply Sector Through Transition
The incoming board will help oversee the association’s strategy and programming during a period of ongoing structural and market shifts in the sector.
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Is Your Warehouse a Profit Center Yet?
Distributors who automate their operations gain multiple advantages that compound over time.
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Border States to Deploy Blue Yonder Software at New Regional Distribution Center
The distribution center is designed to improve service levels and reduce delivery times through automation and centralized inventory management.
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How the ‘Big, Beautiful’ Tax-and-Spending Bill will Affect Distributors
Some distributors will win and others will lose in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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Fastenal’s Q2 Sales Rise 8.6% as Quarterly Revenue Tops $2 Billion
Fastenal said the pace of price increases accelerated throughout the April-to-June quarter and current prices are now about 3% higher than a year ago.
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TopBuild to Acquire Progressive Roofing for $810 Million
TopBuild said the acquisition will be funded through a combination of cash on hand and its recently expanded credit facility.
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Trinity Hunt Partners Launches National HVAC Distribution Platform with Blackhawk Supply
Blackhawk’s ecommerce-focused model and expansive parts catalog provide a competitive edge in meeting increasing demand for digital procurement solution.
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Parts Town Unlimited Names New CEO and CFO as Longtime Leader Steps Aside
Bill Geary, formerly a senior executive at global distributor Wesco, will succeed Steve Snower as CEO.
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QXO Names Former Kraft Heinz Executive as CIO to Lead Digital Transformation
At Kraft Heinz, Eric Nelson oversaw large-scale cloud migrations, developed enterprise-wide analytics platforms, and digitized core logistics operations.