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Kevin Reid-Morris has led much of MDM's AI research over the past few years, and he's set to share the results of a major two-year project at our May SHIFT conference. He and Tom Gale discuss the transformative impact of AI in distribution and that project which identified over 50 practical AI use cases.
Beacon has also postponed its Investor Day that was scheduled for March 13.
To further court Beacon investors to tender their shares into QXO's buyout offer, QXO's founder and CEO wrote to sympathize and level with Beacon staff.
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We're off Monday in observance of Presidents' Day in the U.S., so Update will be back in action Tuesday morning.
See a preview for this free event for a half-day packed with discussion sessions centered around AI applications from experts using and scaling the technology today.
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It will combine the operations of Southwire’s three existing DCs in west Georgia and serve as a logistics hub for customers across the region.
Arroyo had 2024 sales north of $26 million.
As both sides continue to dig in, get the latest key takeaways from statements shared Feb. 6.
At NAW's marquee annual event, we had mini-interviews with 10 different executive attendees about their company's biggest initiatives in 2025; the industry's top challenges and reasons for optimism; and what they get out of the event.
As the Trump administration's tariffs against key trading partners are sure to remain fluid, prominent industry associations and trade groups shared statements emphasizing concern over business impacts.
The company continued to see organic growth that outpaced market averages, ending the year with strong margin gains.
Two longtime power transmission/motion control industry veterans, Brian Short and Bill Shepard, join to discuss career retrospection, what’s changed in the market, thoughts on AI and the role of product information sharing, including how two leading associations are driving it forward.
QXO calls the agreement "shareholder-unfriendly" and a “poison pill”.
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