Richards Building Supply Acquires USBS in Denver
Richards Building Supply has more than 60 branches across the West, Midwest, North and Southeast regions of the U.S.
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2026
March U.S. Cutting Tool Shipment Surge Reflects Front-Loading
Order value jumped both monthly and year-over-year, helped by inflation and buyers looking to get inventory ahead of further price increases.
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Target Taps Ex-QXO, Genuine Parts Exec as Supply Chain Leader
The move underscores the continued overlap between retail and wholesale distribution supply chain leadership.
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Home Depot’s 1Q Sales Rise as Pro Demand Holds Steady, SRS Adds Lift
Home Depot posted modest 1Q26 sales growth but lower profit as large remodeling projects remained pressured, while its Pro business stayed resilient and the SRS acquisition continued to bolster contractor-focused demand. Here’s the key figures.
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SJE Acquires Anchor Scientific, Expands Water Sensor and Controls Portfolio
The acquisition expands SJE’s portfolio of liquid level floats and related products, growing its presence within the municipal, commercial and residential markets.
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Epicor Debuts Agentic AI Platform, Promises 90-Day Cloud ERP Deployments
At its annual Insights user conference, Epicor unveiled a new agentic AI platform designed for distribution and manufacturing workflows while also launching a program promising cloud ERP go-lives in 90 days for qualifying customers. Get the details here.
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Verizon Report: Ransomware Drives 61% of Manufacturing Malware Breaches
Verizon’s 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report shows vulnerability exploitation overtaking stolen credentials as the top breach entry point, while ransomware, third-party risk and AI-assisted cyberattacks continue reshaping the threat landscape. We cover the key findings here.
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MDM Forecast: May Update
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Builders FirstSource Sets COO Succession Plan
The building materials distributor tapped Mike Hiller as its next COO, and Coley O’Brien as CHRO.
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Stellar Industrial Supply Restructures Commercial Team Around Customer Acquisition
The MRO and metalworking supplies distributor has created a new customer acquisition and business development structure as it looks to accelerate organic growth and sharpen focus across both new and existing customer relationships.
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EMS Acquires Fellow Aluminum Products Distributor American Metals Supply
Since Wynnchurch Capital acquired EMS in October 2019, EMS has now completed seven acquisitions.
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Colorado Sun Highlights AI Adoption in Distribution, SHIFT Conference
Featured coverage from The Colorado Sun focused on how distributors are approaching artificial intelligence with practical, operations-driven strategies based on conversations at NAW’s SHIFT Conference.
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F.W. Webb Opens Expanded Location in Queensbury, NY
The 90,000-sq.-ft. facility offers expanded inventory, enhanced amenities and improved accessibility throughout the region.
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Late Payments: Key Causes, Consequences and How to Close the Gap
Late payments aren’t just a collections issue — they expose deeper breakdowns across distributors’ revenue lifecycle. This contributed article explores the operational causes behind delayed cash flow and how unified data, contract-driven billing and AI can help close the gap.
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Our Biggest Takeaways from SHIFT 2026, Where Change Management was Center Stage
SHIFT 2026 delivered three days of candid conversations, practical insights and powerful leadership moments. Here, Mike Hockett shares what stood out most upon departing Denver.
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April U.S. Industrial Production Rebounds with Biggest Gain in 14 Months
Durables production increased 1.2% in April month-over-month, with gains in most categories.
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Kaavio Raises $2.9M to Streamline Product Content Creation for Distributors
AI-powered startup Kaavio secured the pre-seed funding to help distributors and manufacturers transform technical documents into market-ready product content at scale.
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PTDA Adds Industrial Concepts & Solutions as New Distributor Member
Newly-formed ICS supplies speed drives, belt and chain drives, motors, shaft couplings, u-joints and specialty chemicals in Western Michigan.
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Kimball Midwest Promotes Company Veteran to CIO
A 20-year company veteran is the MRO supplies distributors’ new technology leader.
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Shore Capital Taps Former Motion Exec to Lead Automation Distribution PlatformÂ
The new executive operating partner has more than 35 years of experience across the full automation value chain, spanning distribution, manufacturing and private equity-backed operations.
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