Office supplier W.B. Mason isn’t much like those corporate giants that have flourished in the pandemic. Its trucks, emblazoned with the company’s mustachioed mascot, mostly serve downtown office districts in the U.S. Northeast, where the virus has hit the hardest. And the Brockton, Mass., company’s $2 billion in annual sales provide a far thinner capital cushion than the sums companies like Amazon.com Inc. and Walmart Inc. have handy. But people still need coffee, paper towels and bathroom cleaner, so the privately held distributor...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 28, 2020 12:00 UTC