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A partnership with Roofr enables contractor customers to get live material pricing and material ordering directly from QXO’s digital ecosystem.
A cyberattack on United Natural Foods Inc., a primary distributor to Whole Foods, continues to cause disruptions to business operations.
This piece kicks off a five-part series providing guidance on turning uncertainty into decisive action, with data analytics as the underlying compass. This section introduces the concept of modeling "doing nothing vs. doing something" and helps assess whether the investment in purpose-built analytics is justified by their scale and complexity.
Proton’s 2025 Tariff Impact Report shows many distributors are unprepared for tariff shifts, while others leverage AI and flexible systems to gain an edge.
A little over 2 years since his previous appearance on the podcast, LGG Industrial CEO Jeff Crane joins to discuss his company's 2024 rebrand from ERIKS North America; how the company is navigating the tariffs situation; its recent branch network and technology upgrades; and how LGG is approaching AI
The free, three-hour event provides a wealth of expert insight into combatting relentless disruption with data analytics and the often unrealized potential of being a data-driven organization.
The electrical supplies distributor deepened its partnership with an AI-powered provider for a contractor portal, and appointed an industry veteran to lead its southeast region.
Moblico launched a tool that automates unstructured order processing to help distributors reduce errors, save time and scale efficiently.
Verusen launched its Explainability AI Agent to bring transparency and trust to AI-driven materials and inventory optimization.
Enable appointed a new president to lead operational scaling and accelerate growth, bringing financial and technical expertise to the role.
Legacy forecasting relies on assumptions of linear growth and gradual changes — an approach not fit for modern business and frequent disruption. This piece explains why traditional "good enough" demand forecasting isn't actually good enough.
Amazon unveiled "Vulcan", a warehouse robot designed to boost efficiency and safety by handling top row stowing with precision and touch sensitivity.
Epicor launched its new AI-driven tools to help businesses boost performance and quicken decision making across ERP systems.
The investment will enable Amazon to deliver over a billion more packages each year to customers in less densely populated areas.
NAW partnered with AAIC to lead the Wholesale Distribution Advisory Council, accelerating AI adoption in supply chain management.
Former Wesco leader Ben Albu shares why so many sales tools end up in the "technology graveyard" in this preview to his SHIFT Conference session on leveraging sales technology for success.
Benj Cohen offers a walkthrough of how an outside sales rep can use AI throughout their day as an intelligence and opportunity assessment tool.
Parker Hannifin’s METC program helps manufacturers transition from diesel to electric mobile equipment, while addressing technical and regulatory challenges.
The company detailed its role shift to an AI-powered platform, aiming to transform its business model and accelerate partner integrations.
