The Pittsburgh Paints Company (PPC) recently announced Brian Carson as the company’s new chief executive officer. Previously, Carson served as the president and CEO of AHF Products, a hard surface flooring manufacturer for residential and commercial interiors. Bringing established relationships …
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Sherwin-Williams to Acquire Brazilian Coatings Business
The Sherwin-Williams Company recently solidified an agreement with BASF group to acquire Suvinil, BASF’s Brazilian architectural paints business, for $1.15 billion. Suvinil develops, manufactures and sells a comprehensive portfolio of products known under Suvinil and Glasu! brand names to professionals …
Read More »Walmart Shows Strong Growth in Q4
Q4 2024 Walmart released its Q4 2024 financial results, noting $180.6 billion in total revenue, up 4.1% year over year. The Arkansas-based store chain also reported an operating income of $7.3 billion in Q4, up 30% from the same quarter …
Read More »Coverings Reveals Top Tile Trends Ahead of National Tile Day
In preparation for National Tile Day on Feb. 23, 2025, Coverings, North America’s largest global showcase for ceramic tile and natural stone, has revealed global tile trends for the year ahead. National Tile Day celebrates ceramic tile’s high quality and …
Read More »Do it Best and True Value Move Forward Together
In just a few weeks, Do it Best will host the first ever Do it Best and True Value Spring Market, welcoming existing Do it Best member-owners and True Value retailers to join together as the new company looks toward …
Read More »Randy’s Do it Best Founder Announces Retirement, Herrick to Take Over Ownership
Founder of Randy’s Do it Best Hardware Randy Andes recently announced his retirement after serving the independent hardware industry for over 50 years. Christian Herrick, Randy’s Hardware CEO and Andes’ son-in-law, will take over ownership at the company following Andes’ retirement. …
Read More »Lowe’s Relaunches Loyalty Program for Professionals
Lowe’s recently announced an update for its existing loyalty program for industry professionals, MVPs Pro Rewards. The program will now become MyLowe’s Pro Rewards™, geared towards small-to-mid-sized professionals. With the new program, users start earning points from sign-up and can …
Read More »Training’s Big Payoff at Geerlinks Home Hardware
This is one of a series of case studies into why training is important and the tangible results it can have on your business. Click Here to read other case studies. If there’s ever a question as to the effectiveness …
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