NAW SmartBrief
December 19, 2023
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TODAY'S HEADLINES

TOP STORY
* Distributors not reaping full benefits of volume rebates
* Specialty Building Products, ToolBX partner to boost ecommerce
* Increasing share of workforce is over age 65
* Imperial Dade acquires Texas-based Wedge Supply
* Horizon Solutions completes Rexel USA rebrand after 2022 deal
OPERATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
* VC funding for supply chain startups has diminished
* Panama Canal to increase booking slots in Jan.
* Cardboard rates increase following long pause
* Trend: Using regional sourcing to avoid disruption
SALES AND MARKETING
* Ways social marketing is poised for change in 2024
* How marketers can combat 5 significant AI fears
THE BUSINESS LEADER
* Rate cuts in the spring? Fed officials give "competing views"
* Fight end-of-year weariness by looking back and forward
NAW INSIDER
* NAW's Executive Summit features industry's best, brightest
* Learn about the benefits of NAW membership

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