In Office Products Exit, Essendant Charts a “New Way Forward”
It involves a significant footprint downsizing with numerous distribution center closures and an overhauled delivery network.
October 24, 2025
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The home improvement giant is piloting 20-minute drone delivery near Charlotte, joining a relatively short list of companies that have explored aerial fulfillment for time-sensitive products, parts and supplies.
The deal combines R&B Wholesale’s western U.S. appliance distribution footprint with Grand Appliance’s Midwest retail and distribution network, about 17 months after Platinum Equity invested in R&B.
Two longtime HD executives will oversee Decker’s CEO duties during his absence, with the news coming two weeks after the company reorganized leadership to accelerate contractor market share gains.
Home Depot created an “Office of Pro Acceleration” to coordinate its expanding contractor-focused businesses, technology and fulfillment capabilities as it pursues a larger share of a $700 billion Pro market.
The major wine and spirits distributor entered bankruptcy after transferring most of its markets to competitors, closing facilities and accumulating hundreds of millions of dollars in unsecured supplier claims.
The pending deal will add nearly 800 Pep Boys locations to Mavis Tire’s portfolio, creating an automotive service network of more than 4,400 locations amid wider consolidation across the automotive aftermarket.
Do it Best Group is relocating True Value’s headquarters from Chicago to Fort Wayne, IN, bringing the retail-owned hardware chain’s corporate base to the home of its new parent company.
Home Depot posted modest 1Q26 sales growth but lower profit as large remodeling projects remained pressured, while its Pro business stayed resilient and the SRS acquisition continued to bolster contractor-focused demand. Here’s the key figures.
It follows a pilot of SIMPL’s technology at a Georgia HD distribution center.
BBB is set to buy Lumber Liquidators parent F9 brands for $150 million, following news of a separate $150 million deal a week earlier for The Container Store and related brands. Get the key details...
The updates are designed to help Pros more efficiently manage projects by improving how they build material lists, place orders and coordinate deliveries. It further blurs the line between retail and distribution for a customer...
The new capability is designed to help pros create project material lists within minutes.
