According to The Outlook for Wholesale Distribution in 2016 survey conducted by industry magazine Modern Distribution Management and NetSuite, many distribution businesses throughout the U.S. expected growth in 2016 and beyond. This bodes well for buyers of distribution businesses and sellers of distribution businesses.
Nearly 40% of respondents in the survey of 300 businesses of various sizes and within numerous sectors expected revenue growth of 5 to 10% for the year. Sectors expecting especially strong growth include Consumer Products; Chemicals and Plastics; Grocery and Foodservices; and Pharmaceutical.
Business leaders who also indicated in the survey that they expected growth are within sectors such as Industrial; Safety Products; Electrical & Electronics; Power Transmission/Bearings; Oil and Gas Products; Building Materials & Construction Products; HVACR/Plumbing Products; and Pulp and Paper.
If you are considering the purchase or sale of a distribution business, Transworld is committed to ensuring the best deal for all parties involved. Transworld's business advisors will meet with each prospective distribution business buyer to determine your abilities and interests, educate you about the search and buying process, and connect you with distribution business sellers that match your criteria.
If interested in selling your distribution business, Transworld's experienced advisors will offer you full marketing support specializing in understanding potential market value and strict confidentiality, as they introduce you to suitable prospective buyers. Transworld will be involved at all stages until the distribution business changes hands and even beyond.
Click here to find our listings of distribution businesses for sale. We offer a detailed description of each distribution business for sale, along with some basic business information, such as price, down payment, number of employees, and current inventory.
Active Distribution Businesses Listings
-
Marble/Granite Retailer For Sale
- 650,000.00
- Location: Alabama
- Down Payment: 325,000.00
- Earning: 206,442.00
- Listing #: 86715-160697
- Category: Distribution
**************UNDER EXCLUSIVE LOI****************** The owner established the business in 2006 providing sales and installation services for granite, qua...
-
Wholesale Distribution for Aerospace-Military-Industrial
- 2,200,000.00
- Location: Alabama
- Down Payment: 0.00
- Earning: 684,397.00
- Listing #: 67675-961293
- Category: Distribution
For over 26 years, this company has built its national name based on excellent service for specific military, aerospace, and industrial supplies. Serving ...
-
SBA Pre-Qual Distributor and Service Provider of Mfg. Machinery
- 2,840,000.00
- Location: Alabama
- Down Payment: 550,000.00
- Earning: 634,000.00
- Listing #: 24876-930968
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
Note - Executed NDA, Completed Buyer Profile, and Resume may be required by Seller prior to providing financial workbook and the Confidential Information P...
-
Distribution Co. with Exceptional Routes and Offerings
- 5,500,000.00
- Location: Alaska
- Down Payment: 5,500,000.00
- Earning: 1,506,340.00
- Listing #: 71790-723291
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
Distribution Company generating over $1.3M in SDE on $20M Sales. Excellent product lines and great routes. Great opportunity with high growth potential.
-
Growing Distribution Co. with Industry Leading Products.
- 21,500,000.00
- Location: Alaska
- Down Payment: 21,500,000.00
- Earning: 3,393,015.00
- Listing #: 71790-101637
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
Growing Distribution Co. with quality product offerings and statewide routes. High growth potential.
-
Seafood Distribution - GREAT Opportunity
- 997,500.00
- Location: San Diego County, California
- Down Payment: 600,000.00
- Earning: 304,047.00
- Listing #: 2401-782193
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
CHEF QUALITY PREMIUM SEAFOOD...DELIVERED! One of Southern California’s premier purveyors of fresh and frozen seafood with direct access to seafood from...
-
Hydraulics and Winches - Sales and Service
- 1,355,000.00
- Location: San Diego County, California
- Down Payment: 271,000.00
- Earning: 418,510.00
- Listing #: 2401-464868
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
Well established Hydraulic winches and service business that has a strong reputation for excellent customer service, For decades this business has supplie...
-
National Wholesale Tile Distributor (Asset Sale) 747482
- 2,000,000.00
- Location: California
- Down Payment: 1,800,000.00
- Earning: 0.00
- Listing #: 9525-747482
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
Established national tile distributor with several websites, locations on the East and West Coast. Recognized brand with private label capabilities. Strong...
-
Well-Established Mineral Extraction Equipment Business
- 0.00
- Location: Denver County, Colorado
- Down Payment: 0.00
- Earning: 933,334.00
- Listing #: 0873-324603
- Category: Distribution
*Proposals/RFPs Pipeline exceeds $100M *Rare Opportunity servicing green energy growth *Rare Earth Elements/mining industry equipment *REE Extraction &...
-
High Growth National Frozen Food Item, Wholesale Grocery & Retail
- 0.00
- Location: Boulder County, Colorado
- Down Payment: 0.00
- Earning: 200,000.00
- Listing #: 0873-797004
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
Awarded #1 out of 15 top national brands in its category. Experienced 100% growth in 2022 and projected 70% growth for 2023 ($5.6M in gross sales). The bus...
-
Local Residential Magazine with Reoccurring Income For Sale
- 109,000.00
- Location: Denver County, Colorado
- Down Payment: 0.00
- Earning: 25,910.00
- Listing #: 0873-377438
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
Community-focused magazine franchise that provides ad space, social media mentions, Google/SEO, and digital pages. Multi-media marketing platform encompass...
-
Well-Established & Highly Profitable CBD Biz – Multiple Locations
- 899,500.00
- Location: Denver County, Colorado
- Down Payment: 0.00
- Earning: 312,251.00
- Listing #: 0873-963999
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
The business offers a high-quality complete line of active CBD oil products that include tinctures, capsules, gummies, oil, e-juice, topical, concentrates,...
-
Highly Reputable & Well-Established Wine/Spirits Distribution Biz
- 1,400,000.00
- Location: Colorado
- Down Payment: 280,000.00
- Earning: 345,769.00
- Listing #: 0873-843526
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
*Lender Prequalified A well-established Colorado-owned wine and spirits distribution company with highly trained staff in place. The business represents so...
-
WHOLESALE BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
- 430,231.00
- Location: New Castle County, Delaware
- Down Payment: 430,231.00
- Earning: 87,496.00
- Listing #: 64646-974932
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
Highly profitable 20 year old Wholesale Beverage Distribution company providing services for Restaurants, Hotels, Country Clubs, Cafes, Caterers, etc. Nea...
-
Highly Profitable Dairy Distributor
- 495,000.00
- Location: Miami-Dade County, Florida
- Down Payment: 400,000.00
- Earning: 293,440.64
- Listing #: 2201-172581
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
The company distributes an extensive selection of premium cheeses from renowned international manufacturers, catering to a variety of flavors and preferen...
-
Distribution of Specialty Lighting Products
- 900,000.00
- Location: Broward County, Florida
- Down Payment: 900,000.00
- Earning: 335,857.00
- Listing #: 0101-591610
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
Distribution of specialty hard goods to the cruise line industry. The leading distributor of it's kind established for ten years. Very confidential. Produc...
-
Specialty Construction Materials Distributor and Fabricator
- 3,250,000.00
- Location: Withdrawn, Florida
- Down Payment: 501,759.00
- Earning: 983,878.00
- Listing #: 2301-663337
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
The Company is a well-established supplier of natural and synthetic construction themed materials whose products include thatched roofs, capes, umbrellas, ...
-
Design, Construction & Maintenance Services for the Auto Industry
- 3,750,000.00
- Location: Miami-Dade County, Florida
- Down Payment: 3,750,000.00
- Earning: 1,357,442.00
- Listing #: 0101-428240
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
This 60-year-old S. Florida business is the regional leader in the providing of design, construction and maintenance services for the automotive service in...
-
Profitable Commercial Furnishings Distribution Company, $250k+SDE
- 725,000.00
- Location: Cook County, Illinois
- Down Payment: 500,000.00
- Earning: 281,000.00
- Listing #: 041621-307207
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
One of our favorite listings among the Transworld La Grange office! Long tenured commercial furnishings distributor has served clients from childcare to he...
-
25 year Lighting Distributor with Strong Reputation
- 215,911.00
- Location: Frederick County, Maryland
- Down Payment: 25,000.00
- Earning: 88,247.00
- Listing #: 159409-508484
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
Lighting distributor servicing property management, hospitality, and electrical contractor customers. This business has a great reputation, a very affordab...
-
Highly Profitable and Flexible Mobile Tool Distributor
- 295,000.00
- Location: Massachusetts
- Down Payment: 245,000.00
- Earning: 101,000.00
- Listing #: 60348-162115
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
Are you looking for an exciting and profitable business opportunity? Look no further than this well-established and successful mobile tool distribution bus...
-
Manufacturer Rep Food Service/Packaging Industry
- 628,000.00
- Location: Minnesota
- Down Payment: 565,200.00
- Earning: 239,343.00
- Listing #: 17441-537637
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
This business specializes in representing prominent non-food and packaging manufacturers in the foodservice sector. The company has an experienced sales te...
-
REDUCED! Premium Snack & Drink Distribution
- 65,000.00
- Location: Lancaster County, Nebraska
- Down Payment: 65,000.00
- Earning: 33,334.00
- Listing #: 90521-534888
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
$100k potential income year one. Your chance to have the all territories except Florida, which owner will work. Website included. Long event schedule thr...
-
Specialty Snack Distribution with Exclusive 7 State Territory
- 95,000.00
- Location: Lancaster County, Nebraska
- Down Payment: 95,000.00
- Earning: 18,581.00
- Listing #: 90521-138329
- Category: Distribution
The only contract for these premium products in the U.S. Exclusive distribution rights in Nebraska and the 6 states that border it. Parent company grew fr...
-
Award Winning, Subscription E-Commerce, Coffee Roasting Company
- 825,000.00
- Location: Clark County, Nevada
- Down Payment: 0.00
- Earning: 259,700.00
- Listing #: 42321-854652
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
This quality-driven, industry-respected coffee company has over a decade of experience delivering high-end specialty coffee to its loyal customer base and ...
-
Online Seller and Distributor Business for Sale in Las Vegas
- 1,500,000.00
- Location: Clark County, Nevada
- Down Payment: 0.00
- Earning: 735,748.00
- Listing #: 42321-700554
- Category: Distribution
Master distributor specializing in buying closeout and liquidation inventory at deeply discounted prices and then selling it through various online channel...
-
Highly Reputable Bottled Water Distribution winning market over
- 350,000.00
- Location: Cayuga County, New York
- Down Payment: 150,000.00
- Earning: 50,000.00
- Listing #: 11421-550063
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
A local, family owned & operated Bottled Water Distributor established in 2005 has a well known and respected Brand. Customers have come to know that r...
-
SBA Prequalified! Leading dealer aluminum doorfront products
- 800,000.00
- Location: Westchester County, New York
- Down Payment: 550,000.00
- Earning: 432,670.00
- Listing #: 6842-149395
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
In the construction industry for over 80 years, the Company has a strong reputation as a distributor of aluminum storefront and curtainwall products in the...
-
Outdoor Power Equipment Dealership - Upstate NY Roch-Syr area
- 850,000.00
- Location: Wayne County, New York
- Down Payment: 450,000.00
- Earning: 203,000.00
- Listing #: 11421-774779
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
Successful 25 year old business with premium brands and lines. Customer base is well established and the superb reputation provides a great referral sourc...
-
Industrial Products Distributor in Rapidly Growing NC Area
- 0.00
- Location: North Carolina
- Down Payment: 0.00
- Earning: 1,396,008.00
- Listing #: 13485-752588
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
Industrial supply distributor with over 750 customers in the rapidly growing central and Eastern NC markets. Company differentiates itself by focusing on ...
-
Niche B2B Safety Equipment Distributor & Commercial Rigging
- 2,800,000.00
- Location: Ohio
- Down Payment: 2,800,000.00
- Earning: 677,000.00
- Listing #: 67201-692350
- Category: Distribution
This is a niche B2B distributor, fabricator, and service/repair center serving multiple industries including, Construction, Commercial, Industrial, Manufac...
-
60+ Year Midwest Commercial Rigging, Marine & Distribution Co.
- 2,800,000.00
- Location: Ohio
- Down Payment: 0.00
- Earning: 483,000.00
- Listing #: 3953-812966
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
This Ohio distribution company has a diverse number of clients because of all the services it offers combined with all the industries that demand their ser...
-
West Coast Distributor of Wood Sealers
- 300,000.00
- Location: Clackamas County, Oregon
- Down Payment: 300,000.00
- Earning: 72,980.00
- Listing #: 59071-585332
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
This distributor of wood sealers, wood stains, and wood cleaners has been doing business in the Pacific Northwest for the last 30 years. It owns its own pr...
-
Lumber Yard and Building Supply Business and Complex
- 0.00
- Location: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
- Down Payment: 0.00
- Earning: 450,823.00
- Listing #: 0101-181155
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
This great family business is a lumber supply company in continuous operation for over 50 years. Owner retiring but willing to stay on to help. The busin...
-
Turnkey Vape Shop in a Great Location
- 105,000.00
- Location: Berks County, Pennsylvania
- Down Payment: 50,000.00
- Earning: 22,899.00
- Listing #: 69071-819998
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
This is a fully set up and ready to go smoke and vape shop! Owner has other business ventures that are more important to him. His partner was supposed to r...
-
VERY SUCCESSFUL TEXTBOOK DISTRIBUTOR- RELOCATABLE!
- 749,000.00
- Location: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
- Down Payment: 749,000.00
- Earning: 227,044.00
- Listing #: 64646-728787
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
This 30-year-old turn-key business sells and distributes new print and digital textbooks to nationally recognized college and university graduate programs ...
-
Outdoor Power Equipment Store Gettysburg Pa area
- 2,250,000.00
- Location: Adams County, Pennsylvania
- Down Payment: 337,500.00
- Earning: 166,720.00
- Listing #: 80561-464117
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
Thriving Outdoor Power Equipment Retailer and Dealership Opportunity! Attention outdoor power enthusiasts and entrepreneurs! We are thrilled to present a ...
-
Medical Supply Business
- 1,000,000.00
- Location: Withdrawn, Rhode Island
- Down Payment: 1,000,000.00
- Earning: 248,196.00
- Listing #: 01042-275325
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
Price Reduction, Owner Motivated !!! Wholesale, Retail, selling medical and tattoo supplies. Well established for over 82 years in business, 39 years at...
-
Lucrative Wholesale E-Commerce Business Opportunity Available
- 650,000.00
- Location: Greene County, Tennessee
- Down Payment: 525,000.00
- Earning: 108,142.00
- Listing #: 60358-110612
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to step into the world of international trade? Look no further! We are pleased to present a thriving wholesale ...
-
International Oil & Gas Rig Parts Distributor
- 375,000.00
- Location: Harris County, Texas
- Down Payment: 375,000.00
- Earning: 51,800.00
- Listing #: 76931-317753
- Category: Distribution
Oil field parts distributor. Specializes in locating and supplying parts and equipment for drilling and well servicing rigs. The clientele spans North Amer...
-
Importer/Distributor For Sale - In Demand Product Line
- 1,160,000.00
- Location: Texas
- Down Payment: 0.00
- Earning: 246,000.00
- Listing #: 76931-152399
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
Profitable import/distribution company with two Gulf Coast warehouses servicing two major industries for sale. Business is quickly recovering from Covid/S...
-
National Gift Basket Drop Shipping and Fulfilment Business
- 1,499,000.00
- Location: Harris County, Texas
- Down Payment: 1,499,000.00
- Earning: 497,000.00
- Listing #: 76931-265373
- Category: Distribution
This business offers gift basket creation and shipping to the public and wholesale to retailers or other gift basket re-sellers. The business is the indust...
-
Premium Hot Tub & Spa Dealer -Multiple Storefronts PrimeLocations
- 1,915,000.00
- Location: Texas
- Down Payment: 0.00
- Earning: 633,588.00
- Listing #: 69071-820801
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
Imagine owning a very profitable, well-established, and highly recognizable premium hot tub & spa dealer! Hot tub ownership is on the rise in the U.S. ...
-
UNDER CONTRACT-Plastic Films and Flexible Packaging Distributor
- 2,500,000.00
- Location: Harris County, Texas
- Down Payment: 1,000,000.00
- Earning: 339,706.00
- Listing #: 76931-551725
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
Price includes approx. $1.5M in inventory plus over 2000 custom print cylinders. This company is a leading distributor of imported plastic films and packa...
-
Profitable Distribution and Manufacturing Oil & Gas Industry
- 4,250,000.00
- Location: Harris County, Texas
- Down Payment: 0.00
- Earning: 870,667.00
- Listing #: 52941-647739
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
Founded in 1990, this Company is the leading wholesale stocking distributor for major OEMs as well as a manufacturer catering to the oil and gas and petroc...
-
Very Profitable Oil Field Supply and Service
- 6,900,000.00
- Location: Texas
- Down Payment: 0.00
- Earning: 1,880,287.00
- Listing #: 75951-622827
- Category: Distribution
- Subcategory: Distribution
This 20 year old Company is a very profitable, oil field equipment supply and service company servicing Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, with no debt. The ...