Do it Best Group will cease operations at its Montgomery, New York, distribution center in the second quarter of 2027, shifting the facility’s volume to the company’s 1.4 million-square-foot distribution center in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The company announced the move Sept. …

Second-quarter results from the home improvement industry’s big-box retailers offered independent dealers a mixed but revealing picture of the market: Customers are still spending, but they remain selective about where—and how much. Home Depot and Lowe’s both reported positive comparable …