As customers continue to work down inventory levels into 2024, James Dorn and John Gunderson outline action items for optimizing inventory levels in partnership with suppliers to stay nimble and gain share.
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Driving in Manhattan is about to become much more expensive for cars and trucks.
A modest February increased followed a January that had the sharpest one-month decline since April 2020.
We extract key takeaways from a new innovation handbook for distributors and the research that went into it.
The distributor's major acquisition of Dominion Electric is just the latest piece in what has been a rapid 13-year expansion. Mike Hockett breaks down what Dominion adds to Border States and how it aligns with its growth history.
In Dominion, Border States gains an electrical distributor that has nine branches, over 300 employees and $374 million in annual revenue.
Meanwhile, the U.S. central bank maintained the federal funds interest rate for a seventh-straight month.
Mars Supply President Bob Mars joins to discuss his company’s century milestone and what it’s taken to achieve it, what has changed in distribution in his 47 years there, and what hasn’t.
The shuttered multifamily property maintenance supply distributor's Phoenix DC contents are live for online bidding through March 21.
The significant expansion gains Sonepar 36 locations across Michigan and approximately $400 million in combined 2023 revenue.
Terry Rosser takes the company's new CSO role after serving in supply chain roles at Uber Freight and Walmart.
The massive supply chain expo and conference showcased the latest and greatest in warehouse tech, with much of it aimed at augmenting labor woes.
While oil & gas led the March downward revision for 2024, 10 of 19 total industry verticals likewise trended more pessimistic.
The private equity firm will add a 144-year-old manufacturer of precision tools, cutting tools and metrology systems to its portfolio.
By the end of 2024, The Home Depot expects to have 17 of its top pro markets equipped with new capabilities for pros.
The fast-growing distributor in the U.S. upper midwest said the 100,000-square-foot facility will enable it to better serve customers.
Mike Hockett leads off our February Premium Monthly issue with his take on why the AI learning curve won't be nearly as steep as that of office computers or the Internet.
The Paris-based electrical products distribution giant detailed its U.S. network figures as of the end of 2023.
The packaging supplies distributior is set to add a fourth major office in southeast Wisconsin, and a lot more hyrogen-powered forklifts.
While adoption rates for both sides are relatively slow-going, this piece examines new data that shows the gap between them.