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October 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM

SRS, InstaLILY partnership sets standard for AI-driven growth

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October 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM

GMS expands | Orgill opens Innovation Center | Small biz sentiment dips

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October 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM

NEFCO expands in Texas | Consumers remain wary | Tariffs spur global trade shifts

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October 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM

Retail sales grow YoY | Cameron Ashley opens Fla. DC | Transparency key to discussing price hikes

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October 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM

Lowe's finalizes $8.8B FBM deal | Businesses start to feel shutdown | US Foods, Performance Food talks continue

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October 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM

Uncertainty slows industry M&A | TopBuild acquires N.C. firm | Retail inventory strategy faces holiday test

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October 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM

NAW urges clean funding bill to end shutdown

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October 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM

Feds investigate Amazon drone crashes | Core & Main opens Texas facility | Holiday ecommerce expected to rise

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October 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM

US services sector growth stagnates in Sept.

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October 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM

Shutdown, furloughs strain supply chains

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October 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM

Winsupply expands in New England | Manufacturing contracts | Private payrolls drop

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October 1, 2025 at 4:13 PM

Government shuts down | Consumer confidence drops | First Brands files for bankruptcy

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September 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM

Consumer sentiment falls | Cameron Ashley opens Omaha DC | New tariffs target pharma, trucks

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  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
September 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM

Inflation rises to 2.7% in Aug. | Wholesale inventories fall | Winsupply expands in Ga.

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September 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM

US GDP revised upward | NetPlus members expect revenue growth | AI offers supply chain insights, efficiencies

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September 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM

NAW Innovators Summit highlights tech

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September 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM

Business activity slows | C&S completes SpartanNash deal | PROS to go private

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September 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM

Specialty Building Products expands | Retailers embrace B2B2C | Global Industrial eyes customer-centricity

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September 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM

ADI Global opens N.C. facility | SCOTUS to review tariffs | Judge rules Amazon violated law with Prime signups

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September 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM

Leading indicators drop sharply | Holiday imports arrive early | Amazon invests $1B in warehouse, transportation workers

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September 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM

Inventories rise | Wesco invests in Kojo | Fed cuts rates

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September 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM

Retail sales rise | Prokeep unveils AI order engine | US Foods, Performance Foods evaluate merger

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September 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM

FTC examining Amazon, Google ad practices

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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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  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
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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  NAW SmartBrief · [email protected]
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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