During the first quarter of 2025, big-box home improvement retailers Lowe’s, Home Depot and Tractor Supply Company saw year-over-year increases in net sales but declines in net earnings. See the round-up and side-by-side comparisons below and read the full stories …

Stine Home + Yard celebrated the grand re-opening ribbon cutting of its newly remodeled location in Crowley, Louisiana. Originally established in 1997, the store has undergone an extensive remodel to enhance the shopping experience to meet the needs of contractors …

Headline after headline warns of the impending impact of global economic shifts, tariffs and other supply chain challenges on retailers. To better understand the realities of what’s happening in the hardlines supply chain and how retailers can best prepare for …

Do it Best Group announces the appointment of Marianne Thompson as its new executive vice president of transformation and integration, a new role created to lead the next phase of integration for True Value and United Hardware into the Do …

Last week, Weber signed an agreement to make Ace Hardware and its subsidiary, Emery Jensen Distribution, its exclusive distribution partners within the independent home improvement channel beginning in 2026. The agreement has generated mixed feedback from retailers across the independent …

By day, Mills Hardware and Feed store manager Andrew Tickle serves customers, answering their questions, helping them find the right products and providing a central hub for the community. When night falls, Andrew’s focus switches from the frontline of the …

Sodimac, Latin America’s largest home improvement retailer with more than 260 locations across Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay, has chosen Orgill as its exclusive U.S.-based distribution partner for hardline products. Founded in 1952, the Chilean-based Sodimac has …

According to the Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates, the tariffs enacted by President Donald Trump will impact import cargo at major container ports in the U.S. The report found that imports …