LGG Industrial Taps Longtime Motion VP as West Region Leader
LGG Industrial appointed a new VP and General Manager to lead growth and operations in its U.S. West Region.
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July 2025
Rexel’s Warshauer Electric Makes Leadership Transition
Warshauer Electric announced a leadership transition as longtime President and Owner Jim Warshauer moves into an advisory role.
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Metalformers’ Near-Term Optimism Improves for 2nd Straight Month
Though still pessimistic overall, the outlook is up notably from a downtrodden spring.
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Cavallo Launches AI-Powered Profitability Platform for Distributors
Cavallo launched its AI-driven Profit Max Platform, designed to help distributors quickly boost profitability through data-backed insights and targeted actions.
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Lighting Maker Current Significantly Boosts U.S. Distribution Network
Current Lighting expanded its U.S. distribution network to improve delivery speed, inventory efficiency and regional product availability.
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Conference Board: U.S. Economy Set to Slow in 2025 2nd Half
The Conference Board’s June 2025 report shows continued decline in its Leading Economic Indicator, signaling slower growth ahead.
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Lawless Group Appoints New Leadership Amid Sales Reorganization
The rep agency has a new CEO, general managers and more, while consolidating its previous regional sales structure.
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House-Hassan Hardware Appoints Finance, Purchasing Leaders
The distributor announced two key leadership appointments to support its continued growth and industry focus.
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MDM Podcast: Rexel’s Strategy for M&A, Talent and Tech
We chat with Rexel’s North American CEO on what the company has been up to lately and what’s on the horizon. This includes recent acquisitions; Rexel’s U.S.-Canada financial outperformance vs. the group’s Europe counterpart; investments in talent development and digital transformation; thoughts on tariff impacts; and more.
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Sonepar to Acquire 2 Rockwell Distributors in Brazil
Rockwell distributors LADDER and INTERENG provide specialized solutions to a range of sectors, including industrial, logistics, data center and more.
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Motion’s Outlook Lowered as 2Q Comp Sales Dip
Genuine Parts Company reported modest second-quarter sales growth but lowered its 2025 outlook due to U.S. tariffs and ongoing market uncertainty.
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Revolutionizing Distribution with AI: What’s at Stake for Vendors
A thrilling future awaits wholesale distribution as AI-powered software redefines the industry at a pivotal moment. But vendors will have to play the opportunity right to take advantage. This piece examines how AI providers can meet the needs and expectations of distributors to become truly indispensable.
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Former Motion Exec Launches Sales Transformation Consultancy, Revenue Optics
Revenue Optics help B2B distributors build AI-driven inside sales teams and modernize sales operations.
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Alcohol Distributor RNDC to Lay Off Over 1700 in California Exit
Republic National Distributing Co. is shutting down its California operations and cutting 1,756 jobs across statewide locations following recent supplier departures.
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3M Safety & Industrial Unit Growth Continues in 2Q; Company Lowers Tariff Impact
3M reported 2Q results with organic sales growth across all business units and improved margins, despite a slight decline in net profit.
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QXO Adds Former Walmart Exec as Procurement Leader
QXO has appointed a new chief procurement officer who had spent the past eight years leading Walmart’s international spend management.
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Retooling Distribution for Digital: Why the Traditional Model Is Breaking, and Pathways to Transformation
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Cary Oil Makes Pair of Acquisitions in Midwest, South Expansion
The fuels distributor added nearly 100 branded contracts to its presence across Illinois, Kentucky and the Memphis, TN area.
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Under New Ownership, Building & Controls Solutions Makes Key Leadership Changes
BCS announced updates to its executive leadership team following its recent ownership change, naming new leaders in operations, finance and marketing.
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June U.S. Housing Starts Rebound Despite Single-Family Slide
U.S. housing starts rose in June from a downtrodden May but remained slightly below last year’s levels, with weakness in single-family starts and permits.
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