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ID Catches Up With MRO Distributor Shively Bros.

ID did a cover story on Flint, MI-based Shively Bros. in early 2012. Here, we re-connect with the MRO distributor to see what it's been up to lately.

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HD Supply Selling White Cap to CDR for $2.9B

Private investment firm CDR will then merge White Cap with fellow large distributor Construction Supply Group.

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B2B Sales: Prevailing in Tough Times

Some of the most notable innovations of our time came amid American economic recession.

Man Faces Charges After Spending PPP Loan on F-350, Lamborghini & Strip Clubs

Keough: The Importance of Small Business

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Distributor Pandemic Lessons and Silver Lining

SW Launches Bantam Brand to Address Glove Shortage

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US Manufacturing Gains More Ground in July

Industrial production and factory output each climbed about 3% last month.

3M's Safety & Industrial Sales Rebound in July, Up 6% YoY

July sales were up year-over-year in three of 3M's four business areas, showing some stark contrasts to a downtrodden Q2.

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The Only Constant Is Change … So Evolve

Digital transformation in automation and packaging lines can simplify the re-purposing of assets to accommodate the only constant in business - change.

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C.H. Hanson Acquires Cleveland's Superior Tool

144-year-old C.H. Hanson gains a supplier of plumbing hand tools.

Lowe's Announces Major Supply Chain Expansion Plans

Over the next 18 months, Lowe's plans to open 50 cross dock delivery terminals, seven bulk distribution centers and four e-commerce fulfillment centers.

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With Anixter In Tow, WESCO Reports Q2 Results

Though the acquisition closed at the very tail end of the quarter, it had a considerable impact on total sales.

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How Can Wall Street Be Healthy When Main Street Is Sick?

The stock market is not the economy.

In this Nov. 25, 2019 file photo Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren, left, speaks during a round table discussion at Silver Lane Elementary School, in East Hartford, Conn. Rosengren said in remarks delivered online Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, that states in the South and West that allowed their businesses to reopen after short shutdowns saw an initial burst of economic activity. But spikes in infection rates soon followed and those states’ economies are now lagging those in the Northeast as consumers have become more cautious.

Fed Official Says US Reopened Too Fast

He criticized decisions to reopen businesses this spring before getting the virus fully under control.

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Assessing the Pandemic Impact on 4 Distribution Segments

SAP's Magnus Meier discusses COVID-19's varius impacts on wholesale distribution's four largest segments: Health care, industrial, food service and high-tech.

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Distributor Pandemic Index Narrowly Dips Back Into Red

However, the past few weeks have illustrated just how far business conditions have improved for distributors since late June.

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Global Industrial Launches Home Office/Home School Initiative

It comes just a few months after the distributor's successful "Restore, Return, Rebound" program for customers.

June US Cutting Tool Consumption Up 10% From May

Though still down nearly 25 percent from a year earlier, the numbers are trending toward the positive.