New warehouses in Florida, and Kentucky, will allow more plumbing service providers to receive efficient delivery.
The threat of disruptions at West Coast ports has receded as dockworkers and port employers reached a tentative agreement on a new contract.
Grainger will house an industrial supply bulk warehouse facility at a newly developed logistics park in Pineville, North Carolina, by 2024.
Despite the dockworkers’ union saying work continues during labor talks, employers are highlighting disruptive actions slowing operations.
The new jobs include minimum average yearly wages of $53,204, which is above the Lincoln County average of $49,332.
UNFI’s net income decreased 89.6% to $7 million, the Providence, Rhode Island-based company said.
MDM Executive Editor Mike Hockett will serve as a panelist on two of the Industrial Supply Association’s ominchannel experience sessions.
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Manufacturing and retailer associations have called on the White House to step in on the labor dispute between 22,000 dockworkers and their employers.
The sales decline was within expectations, according to Ferguson.
Net sales decreased 1.5% over last year, but increased 49.2% compared with the first quarter of fiscal 2021, the company said.
It was the distributor’s weakest daily sales growth month since June 2021.
