Industry News

Even as home builders report shortages of building materials and products, new research from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) suggests pros are also seeing sharp increases in product prices. In the latest version of the NAHB and Wells …

Taylor’s Do it Center and Pleasants Hardware is expanding its footprint, opening its 20th and 21st locations in Virginia this fall. Joe Taylor, president and CEO, says the company will open a new Pleasants Hardware location in New Kent in …

Marvin Ellison, Lowe’s president and CEO, has added an additional role to his job duties and will now also serve as the chairman of the board. Ellison, who joined the company in July 2018 as president, chief executive officer and …

Home improvement industry pioneer and former Hardware Retailing editor Bob Vereen has died at age 96. He was born Sept. 8, 1924 in Stillwater, Minnesota. He spent his professional life covering the home improvement channel, visiting countless home improvement stores …

After a year of record sales and renewed interest in the home improvement channel, take a moment to review some of the latest industry data to better understand your DIY and pro customers. The Farnsworth Group has released new research …

Coming to the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City, Google’s first physical retail store will open in summer 2021. The store will be a part of the company’s campus in the city, where over 11,000 Google employees work.  The store …

US LBM announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire American Construction Source (ACS), a leading national building materials distribution platform for custom home builders and repair and remodel contractors. ACS’s portfolio includes multiple locally branded building material distributors …

New data shows the rate of existing home sales in the U.S. has fallen for the third consecutive month after reaching a record high in October. Additionally, April housing starts have also fallen since March. In total, existing home sales …