NAW SmartBrief
September 5, 2025
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TODAY'S HEADLINES

TOP STORIES
* Home Depot completes $5.5B acquisition of GMS
* Fastenal's Utah DC enhances operations with improved tech
* Job openings drop to lowest level since Sept. 2024
* Sonepar veteran Jerome Baniol named group CFO
OPERATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
* AI, real-time data improve supply chain risk management
* BofA: US workers' financial stress rises amid debt concerns
* Holiday food prices to surge amid supply chain issues
SALES AND MARKETING
* Consistent B2B branding can lift revenue by 23%
* Survey: AI use cuts content creation time by 10%
THE BUSINESS LEADER
* Beige Book: Economy little changed but prices rising
* Workers increasingly "job hugging" amid uncertainty
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