Industrial Distribution’s September/October Issue

Featuring the 2026 Big 50 List and a visit with R.S. Hughes.

Sep 28, 2026
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R.S. Hughes distribution facility in Houston with red vertical branding and Saunders logo on white industrial buildingThe September/October issue of Industrial Distribution magazine features the 2026 Big 50 List — our annual ranking of the 50 largest industrial distributors in North America by yearly sales.

The latest edition also includes visits with Platte River Equity about its approach to partnering the founders, and with R.S. Hughes as the California distributor embarks on its next phase of growth.

Plus, how rising revenues can obscure problems, the hidden risks of “phantom demand,” and a look at Distribution Solutions Group as it prepares to go private.

Read more in the September/October digital edition of Industrial Distribution magazine.

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