NAW SmartBrief
March 13, 2025
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TODAY'S HEADLINES

TOP STORIES
* Consumer price index gained 2.8% in Feb. from prior year
* Beacon, Renovate Robotics partner on contractor safety
* Reece's Fortiline expands with Belair Road Supply buy
* Trump, Ontario backtrack on latest tariffs after deal
* EU retaliates with tariffs on $28B of US goods
OPERATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
* Costs, changing demands challenge supply chain execs
* Trump's tariffs create uncertainty for produce distributors
SALES AND MARKETING
* How B2B social media strategies are evolving
THE BUSINESS LEADER
* Consumer pessimism grows in latest NY Fed survey
* Inflation, labor issues further small business uncertainty
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