One-third of firms polled said they'll give smaller pay raises this year, and the portion that plan to maintain or give larger raises trails the national average.
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Mike Hockett leads off our February Premium Monthly issue with his take on why the AI learning curve won't be nearly as steep as that of office computers or the Internet.
A new four-year contract between Teamsters Local 688 and Graybar in St. Louis includes an hourly wage increase.
While adoption rates for both sides are relatively slow-going, this piece examines new data that shows the gap between them.
Union members in St. Louis reject Graybar's labor contract, seeking pay raises, changes to health care coverage and more.
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The company’s biennial Grainger Show customer event perfectly demonstrated how the distributor is hyper-focused on customer solutions — just one of which is its expansive product assortment.
Though it trailed the volume of January and December, the month included several distribution transactions valued at $100 million or more.
While application possibilities understandably drive AI discussions, the ethics component has been overlooked. This piece dives deep into the guardrails distributors will want to keep in mind as they navigate their AI journey.
While distribution has been slow to embrace the game-changing technology that tech giants have pioneered and exploited, the industry can still take advantage of the AI infrastructure that exists.
It will divest the industrial MRO unit out of Wesco, while considerably bolstering Vallen's product and services offerings.
The ISA24 conference is rapidly approaching on April 15-17 in Charlotte, NC. As a primer, we chatted with CEO Brendan Breen on what to expect from the agenda, what he's hearing from ISA members and what gives him hope about the industry.
Following his three-part article series, we had John Gunderson on the podcast for a deeper dive into Fastenal’s move from a company dependent on a nationwide branch network to one that emphasizes embedded customer service.
Business metrics and AI can be a potent combo. Here’s a closer look at the most important metrics distributors should be measuring today and how they can use AI to recommend the next best actions in each area.
Our 4Q23 M&A report recaps the year that was 2023 in distribution dealmaking alongside a full rundown of every deal we covered in October-December, the latest EBITDA trading multiples and more.
With 2023’s final wholesale trade numbers accounted for, see how the sector fared compared to previous years, and our latest 2024-2025 revenue expecations by industry vertical.
The restructuring includes a voluntary retirement offer and "rationalization and optimization" of certain DCs, stores and other facilities.
With cyber attacks being a matter of when rather than if it happens to you, Nick Pericle concludes his 3-part series here with initial response steps to take when your organization suffers an attack and longer-term recovery.
While 4Q volume fell in certain verticals, Wesco said it saw growth in industrial, utility, data center and network infrastructure.
