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Earnings
DXP Sales Up 16%, Earnings Jump 82%
Company officials continue to see "bright spots in the market."
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Industrial Sales Co., Olathe, Kan.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Winsupply Acquires Industrial Sales Co.
The Kansas company provides landscape and utility wholesale distribution throughout the Midwest.
May 7, 2025
DNOW Inc. headquarters, Houston, March 2022.
Earnings
DNOW Reports Higher First-Quarter Sales, Earnings
The company also announced its recent acquisition of a supplier in Singapore.
May 7, 2025
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Earnings
Wajax’s Q1 Industrial Sales Down 6.6%
The Canadian distributor anticipates headwinds amid tariffs imposed by the U.S.
May 7, 2025
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Earnings
MRC Global Posts Q1 Loss as Sales, Profits Fall
Company officials said they expect to see improving sales in the current quarter.
May 7, 2025
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Company Expansion & Consolidation
R.S. Hughes to Relocate Chicagoland Production Facility
Officials said the move would "significantly boost our production capacity."
May 6, 2025
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Fastenal’s April Sales Climb 6.5%
May 6, 2025
Stellar Industrial Supply headquarters, Tacoma, Wash.
Stellar Industrial Supply to Acquire Rocky Mountain Cutting Tools
May 6, 2025
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ORS Nasco Acquires Fellow Wholesale Supplier Techniweld USA
May 2, 2025
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Applied Industrial Posts Higher Sales, Announces Deal to Acquire Automation Company
May 1, 2025
Wesco office, Irving, Texas, March 2022.
Wesco Sales Dip Slightly, but Q1 Earnings Increase
May 1, 2025
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AD Reports Record Sales After Adding More than 500 New Companies
May 1, 2025
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Grainger Sales, Earnings Edge Up in First Quarter
May 1, 2025
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Stanley Black & Decker Posts Better-than-Expected Sales, Raises Prices Amid Tariffs
April 30, 2025
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Global Industrial’s Q1 Sales Slide, but Earnings, Profits Increase
April 29, 2025
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QXO Acquires Beacon
April 29, 2025
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Crawford Adds Suburban Houston Branch
April 28, 2025
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Graybar Says its First-Quarter Sales Set a New Record
April 25, 2025
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump at the White House, May 6, 2025.
Supply Chain
The More Trump Talks About Trade Deals, the More Confusing the Picture Gets
A look at how trade talks may play out.
May 8, 2025
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Washington, May 7, 2025.
Economy
Fed Leaves Key Rate Unchanged Amid Risks of Higher Prices, Unemployment
“There’s just so much that we don’t know," Chair Jerome Powell said.
May 8, 2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the House Appropriations Committee, Capitol Hill, May 6, 2025.
Supply Chain
U.S. Officials to Meet with Chinese Delegation in First Major Talks of Trade War
The Geneva meeting would mark the most-senior known conversations between the two countries in months.
May 8, 2025
Wilmington Rubber and Gasket, Wilmington, N.C.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Singer Industrial Acquires North Carolina Distributor
Singer says it now operates over 100 locations across North America.
May 7, 2025
Shipping containers at the Guangzhou Port, China, April 17, 2025.
Economy
U.S. Trade Deficit Hits Record High Ahead of Trump Tariffs
The deficit has roughly doubled over the last year.
May 7, 2025
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Technology & Software
SugarCRM Announces sales-i Fully Integrated with Sugar Sell
The AI solution helps sellers identify cross-sell and up-sell opportunities.
May 6, 2025
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Lubrication Engineers Acquires RSC Bio Solutions
RSC is a developer of "high-performance, sustainable, biodegradable lubrication solutions."
May 6, 2025
Logistics Management Thitivong
Supply Chain
Evaluating Reshoring Decisions
Here are four key tenets on which to focus.
May 6, 2025
The Fives Group's North American Construction Services in Birmingham, Alabama.
Company Expansion & Consolidation
Fives Group's U.S. Expansion to Improve Access to Cement Products
The company's North American business is booming.
May 6, 2025
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Technology & Software
Epicor Expands AI to Boost Supply Chain Productivity
Epicor AI helps enhance performance, navigate disruption and unlock efficiencies.
May 6, 2025
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Operations
Blue Ribbon Fastener Achieves ISO Certification
The certification enables BRF to serve aerospace and automotive customers.
May 6, 2025
Cranes work on stacks of containers at the Bangkok Port in Bangkok, Thailand, April 10, 2025.
Economy
Trump's Trade Demands Go Beyond Tariffs to Target Perceived Unfair Practices
The trade barriers include a slew of issues not normally associated with trade disputes.
May 5, 2025
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Earnings
Ingersoll Rand Reports Higher Sales, Slower Earnings
The company also reduced its full-year organic growth forecast.
May 5, 2025
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Staffing Changes
Vallen Announces New Category Management Exec
Jake Kalnitz formerly held roles at True Value and Grainger.
May 5, 2025