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All the latest reporting and analysis from Distribution Strategy Group.
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Tariff Impacts Show Up in Economic Data as Companies Respond
Distributors and other companies should plan on higher prices as a result of tariffs.
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Daimler Truck’s ‘Stronger 2030’ Strategy Signals Major Supply Chain Shift for Distributors
For distributors across the trucking supply chain, the company’s “Stronger 2030” initiative signals both fresh opportunities and significant disruption.
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UNFI Restores Operations After Cyberattack, Cuts Profit Outlook for Fiscal 2025
While the systems are back online, the attack took a toll on the company’s bottom line.
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Fastenal Responds to Rising Tariffs with Supply Chain Shifts, Price Increases, and Digital Focus
CFO Sheryl Lisowski detailed a phased pricing strategy designed to offset tariff-related inflation.
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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.