With the dust settled on the merger of Lawson Products, TestEquity and GexPro Services to form Distribution Solutions Group, we explore the rationale for the transaction and path forward with a DSG board member who helped spearhead the combination.
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With 2024 shaping up to be another big year in distribution M&A, we spoke with several investment banks on the state of industry dealmaking, what’s driving it, best practices and the outlook for 2025.
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The former Lawson Products leader joins to discuss what he misses most about day-to-day CEO life (and what he doesn’t); the industry’s biggest changes; what he’s most proud of; and what he’s keeping an eye on.
Things moved more optimistically overall in our latest forecast update for both 2024 and 2025 revenues.
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We won't deploy a newsletter Monday in observance of Veterans Day in the U.S., so it'll be back in action Tuesday morning.
With 2024 shaping up to be another big year in distribution M&A, we spoke with several investment banks on the state of industry dealmaking, what’s driving it, best practices and the outlook for 2025.
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It suggests that broader demand for industrial and construction supplies remains subdued heading into 2024's closing months.
Founding the company with Arthur Blank in 1978, Marcus spearheaded its rapid growth over the next two decades.
It provides a thorough look at the state of the U.S. wholesale distribution economy today and what factors are influencing underlying demand.
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Meanwhile, the bearings maker posted its 3Q results, made an Australasia acquisition and updated on its Automotive separation.
We polled nearly 200 distributors about how their budgets for attending industry events has changed in the past several years. Here’s what the data told us.
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Following a career in industrial sales, DeVilling consulted with distributors and manufacturers in areas of talent recruiting and management.
The hardlines wholesaler pledged to support True Value retailers and cited hundreds of them who converted to Orgill in the past several years.
This year is shaping up to have less than half the annual growth that was originally projected, illustrating longer-than-expected industrial softness.
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The third annual event delivered insights, collaboration and plenty of networking about what’s possible in distribution innovation, with a heavy emphasis on technology levers.
It would join United Hardware as another major acquisition for Do it Best this year.
Get a complete breakdown of the distributor's September and 3Q financials, which point to a demand uptick for the industrial supply sector.
Get the details on the platform’s new vending program and what it means for distributors in terms of a potential threat.
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We spoke with the electrical distributor’s Co-CEOs on being approachable and the entrepreneurial element infused into its business model.
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The agreement likely averts any major consumer-level impact on prices and delivery timelines.
