Video Market Report 12: Interline Brands Bought, Airgas & Stellar Industrial Acquisitions, And Grainger's Profit Jumps

This week's VMR covers Home Depot's $1.63 billion purchase of Interline Brands, the latest acquisitions for Airgas and Stellar Industrial, Grainger's latest quarterly earnings, and a study that says warehouse pickers think their job "makes the world a worse place."

Jul 30th, 2015

In this week's Industrial Distribution Video Market Report, we discuss Home Depot's $1.63 billion purchase of Interline Brands, the latest acquisitions for Airgas and Stellar Industrial Supply, Grainger's latest quarterly earnings, and a study that says warehouse pickers think their job "makes the world a worse place."

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