Genuine Parts Company reported modest second-quarter sales growth but lowered its 2025 outlook due to U.S. tariffs and ongoing market uncertainty.
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Republic National Distributing Co. is shutting down its California operations and cutting 1,756 jobs across statewide locations following recent supplier departures.
3M reported 2Q results with organic sales growth across all business units and improved margins, despite a slight decline in net profit.
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This year of tariffs has made it nearly impossible for distributors to rely on traditional planning cycles or manual cost tracking. This piece illustrates what a proactive distributor looks instead of one that just watches headlines.
Snap-on reported flat second quarter sales for 2025, with a slight decline in organic sales offset by favorable foreign currency gains.
UNFI expects a loss of sales from a June cyberattack but remains on track to meet its long-term financial goals ahead of schedule.
Fastenal posted its strongest monthly sales growth since early 2023, with June daily sales up year-over-year amid solid gains across key markets. See our full breakdown of the company’s June and 2Q results.
SWEPCO is a manufacturer of greases and lubricating oils for industrial and food-grade applications, serving more than 1,000 customers across 80 countries.
Richelieu completed six acquisitions in the first half of 2025, including two in the second quarter, contributing to sales growth in 2Q.
Kinco is a manufacturer and distributor of gloves for farm, outdoor and industrial use, with a presence in the ski and snowboard industry.
Optimas Solutions relocated its headquarters to Hambach, France, to support growth and strengthen supply chain operations.
Ideal Tridon offers over 60,000 SKUs across clamps, strut metal framing, fittings and couplings, serving more than 20,000 customers.
Victaulic plans to open a DC in Halfway, MD by mid-2026, expanding its global footprint to 32 locations.
President Donald Trump to implement copper import tariff as part of broader trade actions likely taking effect late July or August.
TMIC develops, manufactures and commercialized oil-injected screw compressors, while Adicomp delivers ETO solutions to customers.
The fifth and final section of this series focuses on implementation excellence — covering how to present prescriptive output for maximum adoption; align messaging across all channels; and create a culture of analytics-driven decision-making. It wraps with a conclusion that ties the whole series together.
Alongside MDM and NAW's own research into how tariffs are impacting distributors, a pair of new reports share fresh statistics on wholesale trade's outsized brunt of the economic burden from them.
Middle market private equity firm Truelink Capital Management acquired maintenance and cleaning manufacturer and distributor Zep.
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