The company’s sales slowed considerably in the second half of the year amid tougher comps and a slumping single-family housing market.
Operations
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Airline Hydraulics Expands Phoenix Contact Sales Territory
Local industrial automation users will see increased Phoenix Contact product availability, and access to Airline’s eCommerce website.
Earnings
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Saint-Gobain Reports 15.9% Sales Growth in 2022
France-based Saint-Gobain saw the Americas become its largest region in terms of operating income in 2022.
Mergers & Acquisitions
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Hospeco Brands Acquires Wipes Maker Innocore in Canada
Hospeco said the deal complements its already-robust wipes offering and expands the manufacturer’s North American footprint in that market.
Mergers & Acquisitions
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Bunzl Announces 2 Acquisitions, 17.1% Revenue Growth in 2022
The London-based distributor of foodservice and packaging products announced it has made acquisitions in Germany and Canada.
Earnings
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Beacon’s Net Profit Surged Nearly 90% in 2022
We break down the building supplies distributors’ 4Q and full-year financials, which included a company-record $8.4 billion in 2022 sales.
Earnings
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KDG Buy Leads Motion to 33% Sales Growth in 2022
Motion, Genuine Parts Company’s industrial segment, achieved better than $8.4 billion in 2022 sales.
Earnings
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Global Industrial 4Q Sales Drop, Total-Year Sales Rise
The company said 4Q sales were $260.5 million — down 0.6% from the same quarter in 2021 — while total-year sales increased 9.7%.
Operations
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Amazon to Have Corporate Staff Return to Office 3 Days Per Week
The company plans to implement the new change beginning May 1, more than three years after many staff members began working remotely.
Earnings
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Home Depot to Raise Worker Pay as 2022 Profit Tops $17B
Sales for 4Q 2022 were $35.8 billion, an increase of $112 million (or 0.3%) from the same quarter a year before.
Operations
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World Distribution Services Opens Tacoma DC
The grand opening of its new 300,000-square-foot Tacoma warehouse and distribution center was held Feb. 1.
Economic Trends
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PPI Sees Biggest Increase Since June
Year-to-year food prices abated to 11.6%, which is historically high but also the lowest annual increase since October 2021.

