Empowering Employees to Share Skillsets Enhances Workplace Knowledge   By Dan Kurash Perhaps the number one service an independent home improvement store can offer a customer is quick, knowledgeable advice in particular categories. When there’s a leak or a light out, …

Ace Retail Holdings recently announced two key promotions in the company.  Jennifer Schadegg has been promoted to director of merchandising for Ace Retail Holdings. Previously, Schadegg worked as a senior category manager and director of merchandising for Westlake Ace Hardware. …

Anawalt Lumber, located in Pacific Palisades, California, has persevered with resilience after facing unimaginable hardship in recent months. The Palisades Anawalt Lumber store was in the path of the devastating wildfires that tore through multiple highly populated areas in Southern …

As spring brings in temperature changes, product demand shifts for retailers as well. According to research from the National Retail Federation and Planalytics, weather impacted consumer demand for certain products in Q1 2025. February saw the coldest temperatures since 2022 …

With spring rolling in and weather fluctuating month by month, product demand also fluctuates with the temperature and seasons. According to research conducted by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Planalytics, warm temperatures in March drove demand for home improvement …

84 Lumber announced two new locations in Colorado, expanding the company’s footprint in the state. A 18,324-square-foot store north of Denver in Greeley, Colorado, has opened. The store includes a lumberyard, sits on 9.8 total acres and has seven acres …

PPG Industries Inc. recently released its first quarter financial results for 2025. The company reported overall net sales of $3.7 billion in Q1 2025, a decrease of 4% from $3.8 billion in 2024. In the Global Architectural Coatings segment, net …

Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company (PLM) recently appointed Steve Sallah and Don Blackwell to its board of directors.  Sallah previously served as the president and CEO of LBM Advantage for 13 years until his retirement in 2024. Sallah began his …