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The most notable companies in this group are Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST).

Companies in this industry handle the wholesale shipments for the manufacturer of a product. They have warehouses and distribution centers, and they ship products directly to the retailer. Digitization, increasing competition, emerging customer demand, and product innovation are some of shifts that the industry has been facing in recent times – something that is potentially creating needs/opportunities for business model revisions or transformations. Data, analytics, and technology are becoming increasingly important for whole distributors in anticipating and analyzing consumer needs, and therefore planning their business strategies accordingly. Fastenal Company, W.W. Grainger, Inc., Genuine Parts Company and Pool Corporation are some of the largest names in the business.

The average market capitalization across the Wholesale Distributors Industry is 8.02B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 70.2K to 49.98B. GWW holds the highest valuation in this group at 49.98B. The lowest valued company is SCOO at 70.2K.

The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the Wholesale Distributors Industry was 2%. For the same Industry, the average monthly price growth was 3%, and the average quarterly price growth was 4%. BECN experienced the highest price growth at 14%, while HPURF experienced the biggest fall at -4%.

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Wholesale Distributors Industry was -12%. For the same stocks of the Industry, the average monthly volume growth was 11% and the average quarterly volume growth was 7%