July 17, 2006 - Modern Distribution Management

July 17, 2006

Home Depot Supply to Buy Forest Products Supply

Home Depot Supply will expand its presence in Florida with subsidiary Williams Bros. Lumber’s purchase of Forest Products Supply, Sarasota, FL.  The purchase is William Bros.’ second this year in Florida. Williams Bros. recently purchased Cox Lumber Co., which had $396 million in sales in 2005. That acquisition nearly doubled the size of Williams Bros. […]

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Grainger 2Q Sales Up 8%

WW Grainger, Chicago, IL, reported an 8% increase in sales for the second quarter ended June 30, 2006. Sales were $1.5 billion versus $1.4 billion in the 2005 second quarter. Profit was up 15% to $94 million.“Based on some softening in certain segments of the North American economies, we now expect this year’s sales to

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