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September 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM

Consumer sentiment drops | QXO details digital transformation | Stockpiling grows

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September 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM

Wholesale sales, inventories up | Consumer prices rise | Holiday sales growth set to slow

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September 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM

SCOTUS to fast-track tariff review | Producer prices fall | Home Depot eyes vertical integration

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September 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM

End of de minimis leads to surprise bills | Small biz sentiment improves | Hillman consolidates in Ohio

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September 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM

Nelson-Jameson expands | Do it Best, True Value host fall market | Job growth slows

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September 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM

Graybar expands | USMCA negotiations to restart | Distribution space demand strong

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September 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM

Home Depot completes GMS deal | Fastenal's high-tech Utah DC | Job openings hit 1-year low

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September 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM

Tariffs force pricing rethink | Importers cautious | White House asks SCOTUS for tariff review

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September 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM

Court's tariff decision adds uncertainty | Core & Main expands | Manufacturing contracts

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September 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM

Wholesale inventories up | Inflation gauge hits 2.9% as rate cuts loom | De minimis ends

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August 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM

GDP revised up | Supply chain financing demand rises | Consumer confidence dips

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August 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM

Wage growth higher in less unionized jobs, NAW study says

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August 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM

ABC Supply expands in Miss. | Front-loading spikes in race to avoid tariffs | Equipment spending dips

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August 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM

Tariffs force strategy rethink | GMS-Home Depot deal gets early OK | Retailers get creative to mitigate tariffs

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August 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM

Business activity up | Retailers warn of price hikes | Firms eye FTZs as de minimis ends

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August 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM

Southern Glazer's makes a deal | Retailers expect mixed holiday results | M&A rising

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August 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM

NAW launches AI tool | Lowe's eyes pros with $8.8B deal | Logistics, distribution drive industrial space demands

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August 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM

Home Depot grows contractor focus | Waldom tackles excess inventories | Fed reviews state laws

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August 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM

SRS buys Roadrunner Roofing | Tariffs prompt import surge, sharp drop | Retail sales up 0.5%

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August 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM

Tariffs inflation impact muted | Inventories rise | Stockpiles delay tariff price hikes

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August 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM

Producer prices jump | Performance Foods declines merger overture | Tariff hikes force sourcing rethink

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August 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM

Distributors on Top Workplaces list | Small businesses' $200B tariff costs | Port of L.A. sets record

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August 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM

US, China extend tariff suspension | Core CPI up in July | Core-Mark to supply Onvo travel centers

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August 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM

Imperial Dade, BradyPLUS to merge | US imports drop | Tariffs raise roofing material costs

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August 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM

US wholesale sales rebound | US truck freight market shows recovery signs | US labor productivity up

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August 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM

Tariffs take effect | DXP's M&A expansion strategy | Eased rules could boost drone deliveries

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August 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM

Services sector stagnant | Ferguson makes 4 Q4 acquisitions | Retail buyers turn to AI, earlier orders

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August 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM

NAW forms strategic advisory groups | Grainger leans on digital growth | Latest tariff rollout underway

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August 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM

Tariff uncertainty derails planning | Nelson-Jameson earns perfect SQF score | Factory orders fall

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August 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM

New tariffs unveiled | Price hikes expected as stockpiles dwindle | City Electric marks expansion

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August 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM

Wholesalers brace for tariffs | De minimis ends Aug. 29 | Key inflation gauge up 0.3%

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July 31, 2025 at 3:09 PM

GDP growth rebounds | Wholesale inventories rise | Resideo to spin off ADI

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July 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM

Consumer confidence up | MDM named top industry resource | Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern to merge

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July 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM

US, EU agree to trade deal | Walmart deploys AI "super agents" | Trade compliance costs set to spike

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July 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM

Modern sales training key to growth | Warehouse market slows | Fastenal opens Utah DC

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July 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM

NAW applauds White House AI plan | Uline expanding in Conn. | Business activity hits 2025 high

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July 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM

Rexel joins MDM Pod | Tariffs disrupt US container flow | US, Japan reach trade deal

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July 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM

Sonepar expands | US economy rebounds | Winsupply opens Texas subsidiary

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July 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM

Leading indicators drop in June | Builder confidence rises | Air Liquide plans $50M plant

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July 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM

Tariff volatility demands change | Consumer sentiment rises | Supplier strategies to boost resilience

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July 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM

Inventories flat, sales dip | UNFI: $400M in sales lost to cyberattack | Tariffs coming for 150 countries

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July 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM

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July 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM

Producer prices flat | Supply chain uncertainty mounts | Consumers resilient as tariff impacts show

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July 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM

Inflation rises | Henry Schein CEO to retire | Port volumes spike in June

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July 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM

Tariff uncertainty disrupts supply chains | AI aids intralogistics workers | Importers adjust cash, inventory

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July 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM

US Foods eyes PFG takeover | GenAI use in supply chains surges | Trump threatens Brazil, Canada tariffs

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July 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM

Warehouse vacancies, rents rise | Trade tensions suppress optimism | Imports rise as retailers stock up

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July 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM

TopBuild acquires Progressive Roofing | Wholesale inventories, sales dip | Tariff uncertainty persists

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July 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM

Tariffs to cost mid-sized firms, wholesalers | AFC acquires Cavanaugh | Supply chains shifting

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July 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM

DXP acquires Moores Pump | Tariff changes delayed to Aug. 1 | De minimus exemption to end

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