In the past month, Home Depot, Lowe’s and Tractor Supply have all announced their second-quarter 2020 financial results. For all companies, sales in this period coincided with massive disruptions caused by COVID-19. Even amid retail volatility, the second-quarter 2020 financial …
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Distribution America and PRO Group Executive Planning Conference Goes Virtual
Distribution America and PRO Group’s annual Executive Planning Conference is going virtual. This year’s conference will use Zoom online meeting technology in place of the in-person event that was originally scheduled to take place in Tucson, Arizona. The 2021 conference …
Read More »Ace Hardware Q2 Revenue Rises 35%
Ace Hardware Corp. saw revenue, income and store sales increase during the second quarter of 2020 as consumers shifted their spending in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The co-op reports revenues of $2.3 billion for the months of April, May …
Read More »Lowe’s Reports $27.3B in Q2 Sales
Home improvement chain Lowe’s achieved $27.3 billion in second-quarter 2020 sales, up 30 percent from the same period in 2019, the company reports. Lowe’s net earnings for the quarter were $2.8 billion, a 64 percent increase sales in the same …
Read More »Spahn & Rose Lumber CEO on COVID-19 Challenges
COVID-19 has posed challenges for every home improvement retailer, including those operating stores in multiple states. Building materials supplier Spahn & Rose Lumber counts 24 locations across Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. CEO Dave Davis recent spoke about the challenge of …
Read More »Home Depot Sees 23% Sales Spike in Q2 Sales
Big-box home improvement chain Home Depot has released its second-quarter 2020 financial results, achieving net sales of $38.1 billion. This figure marks a 23 percent increase over the same period in 2019 and a 34 percent increase over first-quarter 2020 …
Read More »Do it Best Reports Record Profits and Rebates
Do it Best Corp. has announced record net profitability and record rebates for retailers during its most recent fiscal year, which ended in June. The co-op’s total sales for the year were $3.6 billion and net profit was up 12.6 …
Read More »Home Improvement Sales Fell Slightly in July
U.S. home improvement sales fell slightly from June levels, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows. In total, NAICS 444 sales (not seasonally adjusted) hit $40.3 billion in July, down from $43.1 billion in June sales. In June, data …
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