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Today in Industrial Distribution
 
  December 8, 2025
 
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Global Industrial Company pushes to serve more of the MRO market.

 

 
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The engineered components supplier said the move would help it address "complex customer challenges."

 
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Ferguson and Ply say they hope to provide “industry-leading tools” to contractors and suppliers.

 

As artificial intelligence tools matured, distributors have been looking for the best ways to apply them. But instead of incorporating AI for AI’s sake, it’s critical that the technology pay back – and in the near term.

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AI can no longer be left on the back burner. The 2025 Supply Chain Agility Index shares emerging AI-specific roles, why AI is essential for geopolitical what-if scenario planning, and a six-stage road map to integrate AI and automation throughout your supply chain.

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Black Friday Shoppers arrive to Macy's flagship store in New York, Nov. 28, 2025.

The data will bolster the case for a cut to the Fed’s key interest rate at its next meeting.

 
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Also on the podcast, bagged salad maker faces discipline, supply chain delays threaten electric grid...

 

Pick from multiple cord set customizations with the assurance of Interpower’s 1-week U.S. lead time—the types of customizations are up to you! From length, bagging and labeling, to packaging and barcoding—and a wide range of value-added services.

 
A giant ladle glows red after pouring molten iron in to a vessel inside the basic oxygen furnace as part of the processes of making steel at the U.S. Steel Granite City Works facility Thursday, June 28, 2018, in Granite City, Ill.

The company shut down the last blast furnace there in 2023.

 
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Featuring the 2025 E-Commerce Report and a visit with Global Industrial’s new CEO.

 

The key to combatting these ongoing and constantly evolving threats is understanding them. And the good news is that the good guys are getting better at spotting bad actors and showing you how to fight back. These are some of the latest hacking trends and how to protect your company from them.  

 
Rubix location, Leeds, England.

The European MRO giant aims to “streamline and strengthen” its supplier management strategy.

 
A BNSF locomotive pulls an automated track inspection railcar down the tracks in Valencia County, New Mexico, July 31, 2018.

The companies say their track inspection technology means that humans aren't needed as frequently.

 

 
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