Staples, HD Supply's waterworks and IPH Group all sold last month to financial buyers.
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HD Supply, Grainger, Wolseley, MSC Industrial adapt to new market realities.
Yet another divestiture helps distributor focus on core businesses.
Company reports first quarter sales up 5.1 percent year-over-year.
Bloomberg report sheds light on larger $1 trillion investment plan.
Distributor sees e-commerce sales grow 5 percent in 2016.
Fourth-quarter sales up 3.2 percent year-over-year.
Brad Cowles will expand his chief information officer responsibilities.
Company cautiously optimistic about President-elect Trump's policy promises.
Year-to-date sales were up 4.8 percent year-over-year.
Investments in everything from e-commerce to supply chain paying off.
Company focuses on removing manual processes in exchange for systemized ones.
Sales for the first six months increased 5.6 percent year-over-year.
Leadership Development Center in Atlanta will open in 2018.
After a string of unit sell-offs, HD Supply focusing streamlining efforts internally.
White cap division sales up 9.8 percent year-over-year.
Building materials and construction distributors also busy with deals.
Company sells business unit to private equity-owned Interior Specialists Inc.
Company to open a leadership development facility.
Fourth quarter sales up 6.8 percent year-over-year.
