In an apparent effort to reduce some delivery costs, Amazon has offered $10 to select customers who elect to pick up purchases in store.
Economic Trends
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CPI in April Rose at Slowest Annual Rate in 2 Years
The Consumer Price Index rose 0.4% in April, while the all-items index increased 4.9% over the last 12 months.
Earnings
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Earnings Roundup: Ingersoll Rand, Veritiv and JELD-WEN
See the key financial figures reported by three major industrial manufacturers and distributors.
Electrical
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Border States Names its 2022 Suppliers of the Year
Awards include the Above and Beyond Service Excellence Award and the Sales and Marketing Excellence Award.
Operations
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NetPlus Alliance Outlines 2023 Plans, New Partnerships
NetPlus added 23 new distributors in 2022 — and nine so far in 2023 — for a total of 414 members.
Economic Trends
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Healthy March for Metalworking Machinery Orders
March orders were up 16.5% over February 2023 orders and just under 2% below March 2022 orders, according to a new report.
Earnings
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Earnings Roundup: MRC, Beacon, DSG, Wajax & More
See the key financial figures reported by five major industrial distributors.
Mergers & Acquisitions
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AFC Industries Strikes Again, Acquires New Jersey’s Fastbolt
The fasteners distributor marks AFC’s fifth acquisition of 2023 and 10th since the company was privately acquired in April 2021.
Economic Trends
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March Wholesaler Sales Down 2.9% YoY as Inventories Hold
Total inventories of merchant wholesalers were $918.5 billion, virtually unchanged from the revised February level.
Technology
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Curbell Plastics Launches New & Improved Website
The new site has been designed to offer a user-friendly experience with improved navigation and functionality, Curbell says.
Earnings
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Regal Rexnord Sales Fell 5.7% in 1Q
Despite a sales decline in 1Q, Regal Rexnord CEO Louis Pinkham has high hopes for the manufacturer following its acquisition of Altra Industrial Motion.
Economic Trends
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Construction Jobs Among April Employment Gains
Non-farm payrolls rose by 253,000 jobs last month, including 15,000 in the construction industry, according to ABC.

