distributor

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Michael opened on the same weekend throughout most of the world, but it is still to launch in Japan, where the local distributor has scheduled a June release date.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

It opens in June in Japan, where Jackson was particularly popular and a local distributor bought the rights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Building products distributor QXO on Sunday said it would acquire the insulation company for $17 billion.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Earlier this month, QXO closed on its acquisition of Kodiak Building Partners, a Colorado-based distributor of lumber and other building products, for $2.25 billion in cash and stock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Beside the road I saw a very large establishment, the greatest distributor of sea shells in the world—and this in Wisconsin, which hasn’t known a sea since pre-Cambrian times.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck