Newly Independent ADI Posts Record 2Q Revenue
ADI reported $1.286 billion in second-quarter revenue, up 1% year-over-year, while standalone adjusted EBITDA declined 6%.
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2026
Applied Posts Strong End to FY25 as Organic Growth Accelerates
Applied ended fiscal 2026 with its strongest organic growth in more than three years and raised its intermediate targets to $7 billion in sales and a 14% EBITDA margin.
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Producer Prices Flat in July as Goods Decline Offsets Services Gains
The Producer Price Index for final demand was unchanged in July, as declines in goods prices offset increases in services and construction.
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5 Years from Exit? Here’s Where to Focus Now
Five years goes fast — and chasing revenue won’t maximize your exit. This piece lays out a profit-first playbook to boost valuation, eliminate margin leaks and build the predictable performance buyers demand in today’s distribution M&A market.
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Falling Energy Prices Temper U.S. Consumer Inflation in July
Consumer inflation rebounded modestly after June’s sharp decline, while annual headline and core readings both continued to ease.
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Home Depot CEO Decker Takes Medical Leave; Interim Leaders Named
Two longtime HD executives will oversee Decker’s CEO duties during his absence, with the news coming two weeks after the company reorganized leadership to accelerate contractor market share gains.
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Parts Authority Acquires NPW, Adding 46 Auto Supply Locations
The deal marks a major geographic expansion into five new states for Parts Authority, one day after it announced the opening of a large Mississippi distribution hub.
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MDM Forecast: August Update
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Wesco Promotes Veteran Sales Leader to VP of Global Channel Sales
An 11-year Wesco/Anixter leader will direct Wesco’s worldwide channel strategy for converging technologies, working with its largest global integrators across security, pro A/V, networking and related solutions.
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Xylem to Buy Cornell Pump, Roper Pump for $1.46B
The deal will add more than $260 million in projected 2026 revenue and expand Xylem’s portfolio of engineered pumping technologies for industrial and municipal applications.
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White Cap to Acquire Ace Contractors Supply in Austin
The Central Texas construction supplies distributor becomes White Cap’s fifth announced acquisition of 2026, following deals spanning the Midwest, Southwest and eastern U.S.
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Master Distributor LindFast Bolsters Leadership with Series of Appointments
The fasteners, specialty wire & cable and industrial products provider has made a series of appointments and promotions spanning corporate development, finance, sales, operations, value-added services and its Canadian business. We detail them all here.
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Ex-Milwaukee Tool Employee Gets 5 Years Prison for $1M Tool Theft
The 32-year-old was ordered to pay Milwaukee Tool over $1M in restitution after pleading no contest to five felonies tied to a year-long order-and-delete scheme.
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Epicor President to Take on CEO Role in October
The planned succession comes two months after Epicor named a new chief revenue officer, extending a series of leadership changes at the ERP software provider.
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Essendant Warns of Possible Shutdown, to Lay Off at Least 1,100
Following previous layoffs in California at the end of last year, the Staples subsidiary is exploring asset sales and new capital to avoid liquidation, less than a year after pivoting away from office supplies toward JanSan, foodservice and technology.
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SRS Leans Further into Cross-Sell Role, Expands HVAC Platform with Lohmiller Deal
The four-location Colorado distributor adds 220 employees and becomes the second addition to SRS’ nascent HVAC platform following its acquisition of Mingledorff’s.
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Parts Authority Opens Large Mississippi DC
The Olive Branch facility marks the automotive replacement parts distributor’s entry into Mississippi and is designed to support faster deliveries and future geographic expansion.
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Sunoco to Acquire Offen Petroleum in $600M Deal
The acquisition will add Offen’s 2.5 billion gallons in annual fuel distribution volume and expand Sunoco’s footprint across the Midwest, Mountain West and Southwest.
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TricorBraun Opens Quebec Distribution Center
The Laval facility expands TricorBraun’s Canadian distribution network and is designed to improve delivery times, product availability and supply chain flexibility.
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Ascent Lifting Adds United Rigging in Jacksonville
The Jacksonville, FL-based marine and industrial supplier will combine with Ascent’s local CERTEX branch, extending a deal streak that included three acquisitions in 2025.
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