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WEBBeacon Acquires Chicago Metal Supply & Fabrication. The move adds to Beacon’s more than 570 branches throughout the U.S. and Canada. Get the latest news from MDM for the wholesale distribution industry. We provide fresh analysis, accurate reporting and …
The Top 50 B2B Marketplaces: A New Ranking
WEB4 days ago · Material Bank acquired another one of our top 50 B2B marketplaces from last year, Architizer. Material Bank is new to our top 10 list this year and originally started as a marketplace connecting interior designers with samples from suppliers. A designer could order samples by 10pm and receive them by noon the next day — for free.
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WEBThe 2024 Top Distributors Lists, now in its 15th year, is MDM’s annual ranking of the top 200 North American industrial, construction and commercial product distribution companies by revenue across 20 discrete product category sectors. Rank indicates product category standing based on 2023 company revenue within that category, however, total ...
Office Depot Realigns, Reaffirms Delay of Company Split
WEB4 days ago · The board of directors for the ODP Corporation, which operates as Office Depot, reaffirmed its stance June 21 on delaying splitting the company into separate B2B and B2C entities following a review of proposals to purchase the company’s consumer-centered operations. “Given current market and macroeconomic conditions, as well as …
Walmart for Business Shows B2B Aspirations and Google Builds a …
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Walmart.com has grown very quickly since the company acquired Jet.com in 2014. One of the outcomes was that Marc Lore, Jet.com’s CEO and co-founder, became the CEO of Walmart eCommerce U.S.
New-Look White Cap/CSG Will Make Immediate Market Impact
WEBAnd the new joint owners of the combined White Cap and CSG — CD&R funds hold a 65% ownership interest in the combined company and the prior shareholders of CSG, led by The Sterling Group, hold a 35% interest — are understandably bullish on the new-look company. It’s easy to see why based on the combined company’s profile.
WEBdeclines 7.1% in 2020 and grows 10.4% in 2021. However, under the pessimistic scenario, industr. sales decline 11.9% in 2020 and 3.7% in 2021.After price adjustments, the wholesale distribution industry grew slower than the overall U.S. economy in 2019 by 1.8 percentage points (0.5% for wholesale distributors vers.
Industrial Distributors McJunkin and Red Man Merge
WEB4 days ago · Two major distributors of industrial and oilfield PVF supplies, McJunkin Corporation, with nearly $2 billion in annual revenues,  ; and Red Man Pipe and Supply Company, nearly $1 billion in annual sales, have announced a merger of equals” that will make the new company a leading industrial and oilfield PVF supplier in North …
Amazon’s Secret to AI-Powered Product Recommendations
WEBThe key to Amazon’s product recommendations is the company’s ability to monetize data with an AI engine. The purpose of this tool is to make accurate and individualized product pitches for different customers. To do this, the program must analyze tons of customer data and product data. Once it recognizes patterns in what customers buy, what ...