Retailers from around the globe arrived in Boston this week for Orgill’s Fall Dealer Market. The show, which opened Thursday morning, ran through Saturday. One of the most talked-about displays on the show floor was a comprehensive showcase for the …

Existing-home sales jumped in July, with the median price maintaining double-digit year-over-year increases, according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). Total existing-home sales increased 6.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.39 million in July from a downwardly revised …

Increased demand for home improvement products led Lowe’s to a jump in comparable-store sales in the second quarter, the company reported. Its comparable-store sales for the quarter increased 9.6 percent; over the past six months, comparable-store sales grew by 4.6 …

Home improvement industry manufacturers and vendors can meet with Distribution America (DA) officials and PRO Group leaders during the 2014 Executive Planning Conference (EPC), scheduled for Nov. 13-15 at the Marco Island Marriott Resort & Spa in Florida. The conference …

The recovering housing market coupled with rebounding sales in seasonal categories contributed to Home Depot’s U.S. comparable-store sales increasing by a double-digit percentage in the second quarter, the company said. Comparable-store sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 were …

House-Hasson Hardware’s 2013 fall product show is scheduled to take place Oct. 17-19 at the Chattanooga Convention Center in Chattanooga, Tenn., an event which will bring up to 2,000 visitors to the city, according to the distributor. House-Hasson Hardware President …

When you get a request for help, don’t hang up the phone just because you don’t think the organization is big enough to be relevant to you. While you can’t help everyone, it’s important to be slow to say no …

This week, Handy Hardware welcomed retailers and manufacturers to its first buying market since Littlejohn & Co., a Connecticut-based investment firm, acquired the Texas-based distributor out of bankruptcy. The Fall Buying Market is taking place in San Antonio and runs …