US LBM Acquires Higginbotham Brothers
Specialty building materials distributor US LBM Holdings expands presence in Texas and Oklahoma.
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SiteOne Landscape Supply Acquires Minnesota Distributor
Landscape distributor adds Twin Cities company Timberwall Landscape & Masonry Products to its portfolio.
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Atlas Copco Acquires Majority Share in Dutch Steam Rental Company
Newest addition to Atlas Copco’s portfolio is the majority share of Eco Steam and Heating Solutions, an industrial steam and hot water boiler company located in the Netherlands.
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Who Will Win the Battle of Man vs. Machine in Distribution Sales?
Panelists from Salsify, Dremel, Bloomreach and Waters Corp. debate whether B2B sales interactions will be more human or machine-based going forward. It depends on who owns the sales experience, if machines can manage complexity and which route produces the smoothest sales cycle.
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Manufacturing Sector Continues Growth Spurt in April
All 18 manufacturing industries reported growth in April, according to the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business.
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AD Members’ Sales Up by 14% in 1Q
Buying group also reports purchases by member companies from AD supplier partners increased by 16% in the first quarter.
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March Construction Spending Up 5.3% Year-Over-Year
Construction spending for the third month of 2021 was up 0.2% from the previous month of February.
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Grainger’s 1Q Sales Up 2.8%
Industrial distribution giant Grainger says its High-Touch Solutions (N.A.) segment sales were up 1.8%, and 3.4% on a daily basis versus the prior-year quarter.
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HARDI Distributors Report Record 33.2% Revenue Increase for March
The association also finds that the average annual sales growth for the 12 months through March for HARDI distributors is 8.7%.
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Amazon 1Q Sales Up 30.5%
Net product sales for Amazon totaled $57.5 billion in the quarter, up 27.2% from $41.8 billion in the year-ago period.
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Real U.S. GDP Up 6.4% in 1Q According to ‘Advance’ Estimate
The growth marks a steady improvement from the fourth quarter of 2021, when real GDP increased 4.3%.
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Kimball Midwest Garners Learning Award
Kimball Midwest is among the 59 companies honored by the Chief Learning Officer’s 11th Learning Awards program.
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Lawson Products Sales Increase 13.8% in 1Q
The Chicago-based MRO distributor Lawson Products also saw its average daily net sales grow 15.6% as the company began 2021 with a bang.
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Applied Industrial Technologies Bounces Back in 3Q
After sales increase in the third quarter, Applied Industrial Technologies’ CEO is predicting an even better fourth quarter.
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United Rentals off to a Solid Start in 1Q
United Rentals’ net income was up 17% year-over-year in the first quarter as the company raised its full-year guidance.
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Kathy Mazzarella Makes a Business Case for DEI
The Graybar CEO says distributors shouldn’t promote diversity, equity and inclusion just because it’s the right thing to do — though it is! — but because it helps grow the bottom line.
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Avnet Sales Up 14.1% in Fiscal 3Q
Year to date, sales increased 6.2% to $14.3 billion for the Phoenix, Arizona-based electronics distribution giant Avnet.
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Census Bureau Releases Two Advance Economic Indicators for March
The U.S. Census Bureau has released advance indicators showing that the international trade deficit and wholesale inventories both increased in March.
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MRC Global Reports Q1 Loss of $3 Million
Despite the loss, MRC Global posts a 5% sequential revenue increase in Q1 over the previous fourth quarter.
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How One Distribution Center Thrived During the Pandemic
Parts Town’s distribution center has received recognition over the years for its innovation. Like other industries, COVID-19 forced the distribution center to change their day-to-day procedures quickly. Despite implementing stringent safety protocols, they were able to maintain operational efficiency over the course of a challenging year.
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