Amazon is investing more than $1.5 billion to raise pay for its U.S. core operations workforce, increasing minimum starting pay to $20 per hour while adding new grocery discounts and financial benefits.
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An inacurracy such as an incorrect email address could jeopardize a company’s ability to import goods. Enhanced CBP enforcement beginning Sept. 18 puts importer identity records — and oversight of information submitted by customs brokers — under scrutiny. Get the details here.
The federal lawsuit seeks to restrict the Minneapolis-based wholesaler’s operations following a December recall of nearly 2,000 products linked to rodent and bird contamination.
The beverage alcohol distributor accepted responsibility for improper payments to retail employees and agreed to strengthen compliance.
The deal adds approximately $115 million in annual revenue and expands Franklin Electric’s commercial and industrial flow control portfolio into high-pressure pumps and aftermarket products.
Daily sales growth again topped street expectations and the company's own signalled guidance as both major manufacturing end markets and all three geographies accelerated. Get our full breakdown of the company's August sales report.
Three more distributors have been identified as alleged co-conspirators in the sprawling PVC pipe antitrust litigation, doubling the distributor list since MDM’s initial coverage. Meanwhile, settlements involving manufacturers and a pricing data provider have climbed above $415 million.
Mansfield Oil Company alleges that distributor KRSM failed to pay for nearly $4 million worth of gasoline, hundreds of thousands of gallons of which were delivered to stations participating in the recently launched Freedom Fuel Network.
A federal judge ruled that Oregon’s Recycling Modernization Act does not violate the dormant Commerce Clause or Due Process Clause involved. However, the ruling is not the final word on the matter as NAW weighs next steps and continues EPR challenges in California and Colorado.
New NAW survey data show that sub-$100M distributors respond to cost pressure with a single blunt instrument, even as that pressure arrives through at least three different channels at once.
A 17-state coalition filed a motion for preliminary injunction and amended complaint, arguing SB 54 is unconstitutional.
Lowe’s second-quarter sales increased 8.3% year-over-year to $26 billion, while comparable sales increased with strength in its Pro, online and home services businesses.
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A new 300,000-square-foot distribution center to support growing demand throughout the Southeast represents one of the company's most significant recent supply chain investments.
The Home Depot’s 2Q26 sales were up 5.7%, with Pro segment comps outperforming DIY and SRS performing above the company average in the quarter.
Ancora suggests the acquisition of the adhesive maker's BAS segment would "position leadership to exit a segment that has lower margins in a highly fragmented market."
Building materials distributor QXO’s second-quarter sales reached $3.25 billion, including $595 million from newly acquired Kodiak Building Partners.
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ADI reported $1.286 billion in second-quarter revenue, up 1% year-over-year, while standalone adjusted EBITDA declined 6%.
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.
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.
