January U.S. Cutting Tool Shipments Post Monthly, Annual Gains
It continues a solid growth period for the market after 2025 shipments ended the year up 2.5% annually.
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2026
February Consumer Inflation Holds Steady as Expected
A largely neutral February likely gives the Federal Reserve more reason to maintain interest rates when the group meets on March 17-18.
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NAW Announces 2026 Board of Directors
The group of industry leaders will help guide NAW’s strategic direction as the organization continues its mission to provide world-class advocacy, resources and insights for its members.
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Seven Allied Crawford Steel Distributors Reach $3.3M Settlement Over False PPP Claims
The whistleblower will receive a 10% share of the settlement.
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Ludwig Meister, Pt. 2: From Data to AI, How to Embed Innovation into Operations
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Distribution Solutions Group Acquires Valve Provider in NewfoundlandÂ
Eastern Valve supplies and services valves, instrumentation, actuation and ancillary product solutions throughout Atlantic Canada.
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Graybar to Acquire Broken Arrow Electric, Adding 7 Oklahoma LocationsÂ
Graybar plans to keep the Broken Arrow Electric Supply name, team and locations.
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Study: Most U.S. Warehouses Lack Agility to Handle Disruptions
A new survey of U.S. supply chain executives finds many warehouse operations struggle to adapt to disruptions due to rigid automation systems — with more than half reporting their technology isn’t prepared to handle unexpected operational changes.
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Master PVF Wholesaler Midland Industries Makes Colorado AcquisitionÂ
ISM is a value-added distributor and assembler of pneumatic, vacuum, and fluid circuitry components.
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CBP Expects to Have Tariff Refund System Ready by late April
The agency plans to overhaul its current sytem that would require about 4.4 million man-hours to process refunds for each of the 53 million entries tor IEEPA tariff payments.
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HVAC eComm Platform Voomi Supply Nets $10M in Series A Funding
It positions the AI-powered B2B commerce platform — launched in 2020 — for continued expansion.
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January Metalworking Machinery Orders Post Expected Monthly Drop, Healthy YoY Increase
Orders sunk from their December record high, but were up year-over-year despite volume maintaining a longer-term low trend.
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Singer Industrial’s Acquisition Playbook: Patience, People and Platform Fit
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All Metals Fabricating, Investor Group Acquire Power Electric Supply Company
In operation since 2003, PES recently rebranded from Meister Supply Company and is a Texas-based distributor of electrical supplies, controls and telecommunication field equipment.
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GMS Acquires Acoustical & Ceiling Products Distributor in Miami
The Home Depot acquired GMS this past September for $5.5 billion, and it now operates under HD’s SRS Distribution subsidiary.
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Home Depot Launching Real-Time Delivery Tracking for Pros
The feature will provide pros with minute-by-minute updates on deliveries, including visibility into the truck route and remaining stops.
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MDM’s February Premium Monthly Issue Now Available
Our February issue is packed with articles covering special pricing agreement management; our exclusive research on workforce challenges, distributors’ share of digital sales and tariff-driven sourcing adjustments; DNOW’s ERP transition headaches; inside Singer Industrial’s “coordinated autonomy” operating model; a Grainger financials deep dive; our February M&A roundup; a hose products market snapshot; and more.
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HARDI Distributors See Tough Start to 2026 with January Sales Decline
A modest January same-day sales decline follows a larger decline in December, though HARDI said the soft past couple months isn’t out of the ordinary for seasonality.
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Distribution Solutions Group Annual Sales Hit $2B Despite Flat 4Q
It’s a new annual high-water mark for the company that was formed in early 2022 through the merger of Lawson Products, Gexpro Services and TestEquity.
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ORS Nasco Acquires AD Member Supply and Alliance Distribution Partners
They are the third and fourth acquisitions for ORS since it partnered with Wynnchurch Capital in August 2024, and ORS’ CEO called the announcement “the most exciting day in company history.”
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