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Supply Chain
ISM Forecast Expects Flat Economic Activity Through 2025
Headwinds include trade issues, inflation concerns and geopolitical uncertainty.
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Operations
Grow or Go: What Distributors Must Do Now to Outperform the Cycle
Make growth a priority — not a hope.
May 16, 2025
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Staffing Changes
Kodiak Building Partners Names New Subsidiary Leaders
Keys Lumber and Valley Lumber & Rental have new presidents.
May 16, 2025
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Economy
Wholesale Prices Dropped 0.5% Last Month Despite Tariffs
The producer price index saw its first monthly drop since late 2023.
May 15, 2025
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Mergers & Acquisitions
MiddleGround Capital Adds Transmission Components Supplier
Zoerkler will join the firm’s Xtrac company.
May 14, 2025
Allient headquarters, Buffalo, N.Y.
Earnings
Allient Reports 9% Decline in Q1 Revenue
Earnings and profit also fell compared to early 2024.
May 14, 2025
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Uniqueness in a Ubiquitous Market
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B&F Fastener Supply Announces New Name
May 13, 2025
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Union Workers Authorize Strike at Michigan Airgas Plant
May 12, 2025
White Cap location, San Diego.
White Cap to Acquire British Columbia Distributor
May 12, 2025
Ribbon-cutting ceremony at DSG's new facility in Fargo, N.D., May 7, 2025.
DSG Opens Fargo Distribution Hub
May 12, 2025
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Kennametal Sales Down 6% Amid 'Weak Market Conditions'
May 12, 2025
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Portland Bolt Acquires Vermont Supplier
May 9, 2025
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IDCO Announces 2025 ‘Hoser Honors’
May 9, 2025
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DXP Sales Up 16%, Earnings Jump 82%
May 8, 2025
Industrial Sales Co., Olathe, Kan.
Winsupply Acquires Industrial Sales Co.
May 7, 2025
DNOW Inc. headquarters, Houston, March 2022.
DNOW Reports Higher First-Quarter Sales, Earnings
May 7, 2025
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Wajax’s Q1 Industrial Sales Down 6.6%
May 7, 2025
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A motorist fills up the tank of a vehicle at a Costco gas station, Feb. 16, 2025, Sheridan, Colo.
Economy
Consumer Sentiment Slides to 3-Year Lows as Trade War Raises Inflation Anxiety
The index slipped to the second-lowest level in the nearly 75-year history of the survey.
May 16, 2025
Container cranes sit idle at the port of New York & New Jersey, Bayonne, N.J., May 12, 2025.
Economy
UN Forecasts Slower Global Growth Following Tariffs, Trade Tensions
Economists also cited the volatile geopolitical landscape and threats of rising production costs, supply chain disruptions and financial turbulence.
May 16, 2025
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Supply Chain
Oklahoma Inks Deal with UAE Company to Build $4B Aluminum Smelter
It will be the first new aluminum smelting facility to be built in the U.S. in 45 years.
May 16, 2025
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O-Ring Debris Causes More Than $2 Million in Damage
The pieces were tiny.
May 16, 2025
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Technology & Software
Verusen Launches AI ‘Explainability’ Agent
The software company says the platform will help companies “trust” AI-driven insights.
May 15, 2025
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Operations
Distribution Solutions Group to Join KeyBanc Conference
The company will hold one-on-one investor meetings and lead a live-only general session.
May 15, 2025
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Technology & Software
Security Breach: Dark AI, Hacker Evolutions Speeding Vulnerability Exploitation
Deeper dives into OT priorities will be key to making breaches more difficult.
May 15, 2025
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Sales
Navigating Disruptions in 2025: Why a Flexible Sales Strategy Matters
Practical ways to maintain your footing during these tumultuous times.
May 15, 2025
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Operations
MSC Executives to Join Wolfe, KeyBanc Conferences
Next week's Wolfe event will feature an MSC "fireside chat."
May 15, 2025
President Trump during an event in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, May 12, 2025.
Supply Chain
What's Next with Trump's Trade War Truce with China?
Beware of the "bullwhip" effect.
May 15, 2025
A container ship is moored at the port of the port of New York & New Jersey, Elizabeth, N.J., May 12, 2025.
Supply Chain
Trump Trade War Faces Legal Challenge
Businesses and states argue that his tariffs exceeded his power.
May 14, 2025
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Staffing Changes
Parker Hannifin Names New Filtration Group President
The group's current leader will retire this summer.
May 13, 2025
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Staffing Changes
Morse Announces New Industrial Sales Director
The tool supplier also added a new West region sales manager.
May 13, 2025
A customer checks his receipts at a Costco Wholesale store in Glendale, Calif., April 10, 2025.
Supply Chain
Inflation Cooled Again Even as Some Tariffs Took Effect
The report suggests tariffs haven't yet impacted the prices of many items.
May 13, 2025