Spahn & Rose Lumber Co. has entered into an agreement to purchase Metro Building Products based in Marietta, Georgia. “Metro Building Products shares the same values and corporate culture as Spahn & Rose,” says Dave Davis, Spahn & Rose’s CEO. …
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Emery Jensen Edge Scheduled for Sept. 24-25
Emery Jensen Distribution has announced its annual national trade show, Emery Jensen Edge, will be a live, in-person event taking place in Orlando, Florida. Emery Jensen customers, vendors and employees will safely gather at the Orange County Convention Center on …
Read More »Dunn-Edwards Paints Announces 2022 Color Trends
Dunn-Edwards Paints announced its 2022 Color + Design Trends, a collection of color palettes. These five distinct palettes celebrate simple pleasures, new possibilities and optimism for the future. Meraki are muted Mediterranean-inspired hues. Retrouvailles are deep, rich colors inspired by …
Read More »Orgill’s New York DC Goes Live
In the fastest start-to-finish completion of a ground-up distribution center in the company’s modern history, Orgill has announced that its new Rome, New York, facility is now fully operational and will begin servicing customers in an eight-state region in the …
Read More »NRF Projects 2021 Retail Sales to Top $4.4T
The National Retail Federation (NRF) is upwardly revising its estimate on how much consumers will spend across retail sectors in 2021. The organization’s new estimate now stands at $4.4 trillion, and the NRF expects sales to grow between 10.5 and …
Read More »Bliffert Lumber & Hardware Hires Commercial Architectural Consultant
Bliffert Lumber & Hardware announced that it has hired Stelios Fakiroglou as the company’s commercial architectural consultant and outside sales. Fakiroglou brings more than 30 years of experience helping architectural and contracting firms successfully design and install fenestration products, which …
Read More »Buying Event to Promote American-Made Products
As retailers across sectors have all struggled with supply chain disruptions in the past year, the Made in America buying event is encouraging business owners to take a look closer to home to enhance their inventories. The Made in America …
Read More »3 Takeaways From the May Jobs Report
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the economy added 559,000 jobs in May, reducing the national unemployment rate to 5.8 percent. Notable job gains happened in public and private education, hospitality and health care. Take a deeper dive …
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