This comprehensive NAW 3Q26 Forecast Report is a guide to the U.S. wholesale distribution economy, providing a historical, current and future snapshot of numerous key economic indicators in one convenient place along with our exclusive...
Our latest update shows a fifth straight considerable upward revision to the broader industry’s 2026 forecast, driven again by oil & gas and data center-fed electrical & electronics. Get your much more valuable sector-specific revenue...
The company pointed to share gains alongside a modestly improving industrial backdrop. Here, we break down all the key figures and executive commentary from Fastenal’s 2Q26 and June financial reports.
Ferguson’s largest acquisition in years would add approximately $1 billion in annual revenue, more than 60 locations and extensive valve automation, repair and technical capabilities — significantly expanding its position in industrial flow control markets.
Grainger’s eCommerce story started 30 years ago with the early move from catalog to web. Today, that head start has become a digital operating system spanning High-Touch Solutions, Endless Assortment, product data, AI and fulfillment...
QXO’s latest investor Q&A details how the building products distributor plans to turn Beacon, Kodiak and TopBuild into a connected platform built around procurement leverage, margin expansion, cross-selling and a multiyear technology rollout.
At the company’s annual TUG conference for distribution customers, CEO Kevin Samuelson and AI Innovation leader Rick Rider outlined how the company is positioning AI for distributors — not as a standalone product, but as...
Our highly anticipated annual feature is here for you to peruse via web listings and our downloadable report. Explore our 20 different lists to see distribution’s biggest movers and shakers.
Our latest MDM Case Study examines how Stellar Industrial Supply built a differentiated growth model around documented customer savings, service-first selling and digital execution — turning measurable value creation into a durable platform for customer...
This third of our four-part series explores why LSS AI belongs in margin management before it belongs in the warehouse.
June’s Premium content covered the keys to Grainger’s business model success; AI’s role in Lean Six Sigma; what 3M’s “Ask 3M” AI customer tool means for distributors; City Electric Supply’s new services rollout; the growing...
Activity was the lightest its been so far in 2026, both in activity and size of deals done. Get our rundown of every deal we published about during June, along with our updated monthly deal...
