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Industrial Distribution Consolidates While Nobody Watches
The regional suppliers that stock fasteners, bearings and safety equipment are being rolled up at a steady clip. The buyers are acquiring something the catalog does not list.
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Sunday, August 16th, 2026 105 stories Independent & Reader-Supported
The regional suppliers that stock fasteners, bearings and safety equipment are being rolled up at a steady clip. The buyers are acquiring something the catalog does not list.
After years of supply chain speeches, the physical evidence has arrived: factory construction, border logistics investment and trade flows reorganizing around proximity.