Upside, a digital marketplace that provides cash-back services, has partnered with Nation’s Best Holdings, a company of locally branded hardware stores, home centers and lumberyards. This partnership brings Upside promotions to 46 Nation’s Best hardware stores across 15 U.S. states, …
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Home Depot to Acquire SRS Distribution
The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SRS Distribution Inc. (SRS), a residential specialty trade distribution company that serves the professional roofer, landscaper and pool contractor. SRS will accelerate The …
Read More »Cameron Ashley Expands Footprint in Pennsylvania
Cameron Ashley Building Products announced the acquisition of Appalachian Insulation Supply, Inc. and Wolf Pak Transport, LLC in a stock purchase agreement. As a family-owned distribution company started in 1987 by the late Bill Brinser, AIS is based in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, and …
Read More »NRF Predicts Record Easter Spending
Consumer spending is expected to reach a total of $22.4 billion this Easter, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights and Analytics. The total figure is the second highest in the survey’s history …
Read More »Wilson Lumber to Host Women in Construction Luncheon
Wilson Lumber Company, based in Huntsville, Alabama, is hosting its third annual Women in Construction Week (WIC) luncheon on March 7. Running from March 3-8, WIC week was established in 1998 by the National Association of Women in Construction. WIC …
Read More »Tractor Supply Upgrades Benefit Program
Tractor Supply Co. has announced enhancements to its Neighbor’s Club loyalty program. Starting this month, more than 30 million Neighbor’s Club members will receive rewards faster. Neighbor’s Club is a three-tier loyalty program available at Tractor Supply and Petsense by …
Read More »Interest Rate Cuts Should Help Homebuilding Market
Interest rates rose in 2022 and 2023, causing single-family home production to fall. But as the Federal Reserve is on track to cut interest rates during the second half of the year, production should begin its upward path, according to …
Read More »Census Retail Sales Data Shows Consumers ‘Still Engaged’
The National Retail Federation (NRF) says data released by the U.S. Census Bureau retail sales data shows that retail sales cooled in January but households continued to spend. “Retail sales softened in January compared with the holiday season, but consumers …
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