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Home Depot's SRS Expansion Spree, Winsupply's Run to $10B, and Distribution's Frontline Workforce Gap
Distribution Strategy Group's "Wholesale Change" dives into Home Depot's aggressive branch expansion plan, which includes up to 50 new SRS locations as it pushes deeper into plumbing and HVAC behind its Mingledorf acquisition. We also unpack branch strategy across the industry, from Grainger's and Johnstone's dense branch networks to Winsupply's unique entrepreneurial, locally-owned model — now closing in on $10 billion in sales and backed by a fresh investment in AI. Then we turn to the frontline: why 60% or more of a typical distributor's workforce is deskless, and the real cost of ignoring…
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