Do It Best Adds Lumber to eCommerce Offering
Do it Best has enhanced its eCommerce platform by adding lumber, aiming to increase member sales and meet consumer demand online.
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2024
PMI Snaps Skid with Modest August Gain
Despite an August uptick that ended four straight months of decline, the latest reading indicated U.S. manufacturing continues to see weak demand.
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Porter Pipe Breaks Ground on Wisconsin DC
The facility is anticipated to open in Spring 2025, driving improved capabilities to customers within the region.
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July U.S. Construction Spending Continued Slide
While up year-over-year, it declined monthly from a flat June.
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August M&A Recap: Second Busiest Month of 2024 So Far
Another active month has 2024 far outpacing 2023’s activity. Get caught up on all of August’s distributor M&A news here.
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Cardinal Health Opens At-Home Solutions DC in S. Carolina
The 350,000-square-foot distribution center will be the largest to support Cardinal Health’s at-home healthcare medical supplies business.
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PSE Group Acquires Fellow Automotive Coatings Distributor in WV
With the addition of RMS Pro Finishes, PSE Group enters its 16th state and expands its footprint in the automotive refinish segment.
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Toolmaker Marshalltown to Add Kansas City DC
Marshalltown, which supplies tools to retailers including Home Depot and Lowe’s, will enhance its logistics capabilities with a new facility.
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No MDM Newsletter on Monday
We’re off Monday for Labor Day, and we hope you are too. Our Update newsletter will be back in action Tuesday morning.
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Core & Main, Ferguson, Frontline Named in PVC Price Collusion Lawsuit
A class action lawsuit alleges that leading PVC pipe manufacturers exploited supply chain disruptions to fix prices and overcharge customers.
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Distributor Military Fasteners Gains Private Investment
PE firm Montage Partners invested in the mil-spec fasteners distributor and appointed David Ficadenti as its new CEO.
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GMS Sees May-July Sales Growth Slow, Makes FL Acquisition
GMS’ organic sales declined in 1Q25, and it added Florida-based R.S. Elliot Specialty Supply earlier in August.
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U.S. 2Q GDP Growth Revised Up to 3.0%
The U.S. economy’s growth increased in 2Q, driven by consumer spending and private inventory investment.
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MSC Industrial Appoints ADI President as Independent Board Member
Rob Aarnes — President of ADI Global Distribution — joins MSC’s board of directors as an independent member.
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Seafood Distributor Pleads Guilty to Long Running Mislabeling Scheme
A Mississippi-based seafood distributor pleaded guilty to conspiring to mislabel seafood and wire fraud in a scheme spanning 2002-2019.
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MDM Podcast: How One Distributor Leverages Sales Freedom
Family-owned MRO and JanSan distributor 1st Ayd’s field sales model emphasizes freedom and entrepreneurship. Company President Tommy Schreiner tells us what it takes to make that work.
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Hillman Shares Leadership Succession Plan; Acquires Cleaning Supplier
Company veteran Jon Michael Adinolfi will become the fastener distributor’s President and CEO on Jan. 1, 2025.
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Builders FirstSource Acquires Wyoming Millwork in Delaware
Builders FirstSource expands its presence along the Atlantic coast with the acquisition of Milton, DE-based Wyoming Millwork Co.
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Kodiak BP Acquires San Antonio Masonry and Steel
It expands Kodiak Building Partners’ service offerings and operational capabilities in Texas, adding over 150 employees in the deal.
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Inside Ferguson’s Private Brand Strategy
The second of this three-part Premium series examines the plumbing, HVAC and industrial supplier’s exclusive brands that have been a key market accelerator.
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