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January 9, 2026 at 5:20 PM

Wholesale sales fall | Q3 productivity growth hits two-year high | GALLS expands

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January 8, 2026 at 4:37 PM

Core & Main to buy Pioneer Supply | DXP acquires two companies | Factory orders decline

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January 7, 2026 at 4:43 PM

What can AI agents do for the distribution industry?

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January 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM

Builders FirstSource grows in N.Y. | QXO lands investment | Rexel refutes takeover rumors

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January 5, 2026 at 4:21 PM

Furniture, cabinet tariffs delayed | Construction starts drop | Jobless claims dip

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January 2, 2026 at 4:36 PM

Valuable lessons for distributors | Mass. lobster theft | Inline Electric buys Customer Service Electric Supply

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December 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM

Top NAW SmartBrief Stories of 2025

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December 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM

Looking back on 2025

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December 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM

Core capital goods orders rise | Fortune International expands | DXP eyes growth

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December 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM

Cintas sweetens 3rd bid for UniFirst

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December 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM

GDP growth hits 2-year high | Factory output steady in Nov. | Tariff uncertainty spills into 2026

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December 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM

NAW's Hoplin, Wild discuss 2025 policy, look ahead

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December 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM

NAW members among Fortune's Best Companies

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December 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM

Inflation cools | Home Depot boosts delivery speeds | FTC investigating AI-driven pricing tool

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December 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM

Inventories rise, sales flat | NEFCO acquires STS Industrial | Manufacturers plan to raise prices

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December 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM

Wholesale jobs steady | Q3 wholesale trade up 6.5% | How Motion grows business, customer service

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December 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM

Webinar: Scale without the CapEx trap

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December 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM

Uline wins NAW award | Retail sales inch upward | Jacobs to focus on QXO growth

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December 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM

Ferguson acquires Moore Supply | Industrial automation an opportunity for distributors | Trade deficit narrows

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December 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM

Wholesale inventories up | L&W Supply promotes execs | Manufacturers reduce orders

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December 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM

Fed cuts interest rates | Home Depot signals housing uncertainty | Gauge points to slowing economy

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December 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM

Tariffs suppress import demand | Global Industrial CEO eyes diversification | Metalworking orders up

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December 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM

QXO's Jacobs share vision | Consumer spending growth slows | Wilsbach Distributors buys Brewery Products

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December 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM

Core PCE rises | Building supplier files bankruptcy | Amazon weighs USPS rival

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December 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM

DXP buys Pump Solutions | Services activity hits 9-month high | Winsupply's Kansas facility highlights local focus

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December 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM

Delayed tariff effects | Home Depot's growth strategy | Small-business bankruptcies surge

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December 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM

Ore. recycling law in limbo as NAW seeks injunction

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December 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM

Global trade slows | AI helps Black Friday online sales hit record | Roofr, ABC Supply integrate for seamless ordering, workflow

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December 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM

Business inventories flat in Aug. | Benco Dental creates 1930 Ventures | CRE mortgage loan originations up

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November 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM

Producer prices inch up | Do it Best refreshes stores | Consumer confidence slumps

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November 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM

NAW seeks injunction to halt Ore. packaging law

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November 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM

Wholesale sales rise | NetPlus members adjust revenue projections | Record spending expected this weekend

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November 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM

SRS Distribution buys SWP | Home Depot debuts AI tool | Freight market cools

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November 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM

US factory orders rise in Aug. | Boise Cascade acquires Holden Humphrey | Trade deficit contracts in Aug.

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November 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM

Lantern debuts AI-driven demand forecasting | Construction spending up in Aug. | Big D Tool joins Evergreen, expanding NEFCO's reach

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November 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM

US to lift tariffs on some imports | ABC Supply buys Roofing Supply | Shareholders OK UnionPacific-Norfolk Southern merger

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November 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM

NAW members named among Forbes' "Most Trusted Companies"

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November 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM

Proton.ai, Revenue Optics partner | Automotive Color expands in Midwest | Central Garden & Pet opens Utah DC

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November 13, 2025 at 3:57 PM

Shutdown ends | Small business optimism dips | Parker Hannifin acquiring Filtration Group

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November 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM

Shutdown deal heads toward House vote | Consumer durables inflation slows | Importers say tariff refunds would be simple

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November 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM

Retail sales rise ahead of holidays | DNOW completes MRC Global deal | QED deploys robotics, automation at Colo. DC

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November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM

Job losses increase in Oct. | Do it Best, True Value open tech center | Henry Schein develops AI-driven software

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November 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM

Services sector expands | Cencora to invest $1B in supply chain | CEOs say price hikes to persist

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November 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM

Motion, TopBuild, DXP make acquisitions

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November 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM

DSG expands in Wis. | Home Depot's GMS deal to drive innovation | Southern Glazer's bridges data gap

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November 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM

BlueLinx buys specialty wood distributor | SCOTUS to hear tariff challenge | Grocers brace for reduced aid

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November 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM

Procurement leaders feel responsible for innovation

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October 31, 2025 at 2:04 PM

RIP: Scoular founder Marshall Faith

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October 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM

Ecommerce fulfillment balances speed, sustainability

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October 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM

NAW calls for "clean continuing resolution" to end shutdown

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