Canadian Tire Corporation announced its second quarter 2026 financial results, reporting a 0.7% increase in consolidated comparable sales and 6.3% growth on a two-year stack basis. SportChek led the company’s retail banners, with comparable sales increasing 8.0% and 12.4% on …
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McCoy’s Building Supply Begins Construction on New Retail Location
McCoy’s Building Supply recently announced it broke ground and began construction on a retail location near Canyon Lake, Texas. Located in the Mystic Shores community, the store will be McCoy’s 86th location. “I am excited for McCoy’s to become part …
Read More »Do it Best Group Announces New Partnership With Epicor
Do it Best Group recently announced a new technology services partnership with Epicor designed to give its member-owners access to a right-sized point-of-sale platform backed by greater support from the co-op. Built around Epicor Propello’s cloud-based platform, the new offering …
Read More »Ace Hardware Revenues Hit $3 Billion for Q2 2026
For the second quarter of 2026, Ace Hardware Corporation reported revenues of $3 billion, an increase of $165.8 million, or 5.9%, from the second quarter of 2025. Net income was $155.6 million for the second quarter of 2026, an increase …
Read More »Home Depot CEO Takes Temporary Medical Leave, Company Announces Interim Management Plan
The Home Depot has announced that chair, president and CEO Ted Decker will take a temporary medical leave of absence, expecting him to return within the next few months. The board of directors, in alignment with Decker’s recommendation, has chosen …
Read More »SRS Distribution Inc. Announces Acquisition of Lohmiller & Company
SRS Distribution Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Lohmiller & Company, a wholesale distributor of HVAC equipment serving customers through four locations in Colorado. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Headquartered in Denver, …
Read More »Lowe’s Invests $20 Million to Support Community Impact Projects Nationwide
Lowe’s recently announced it has committed $10 million in Lowe’s Community Impact Grants to fund large-scale projects for 100 nonprofit and community organizations along with an additional $10 million to support more than 2,000 associate-led impact projects that will improve community spaces nationwide. The …
Read More »NAHB Ranks Top States for Remodeling Activity in Q1 2026
California, Texas and Florida continue to account for the largest shares of remodeling activity nationwide, according to first quarter results from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) State Projections of Remodeling (SPR). The SPR offers a quarterly state-by-state analysis …
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