R.P. Lumber Co. Inc. plans to acquire the Mount Carroll Home Center, an independently owned retailer of hardware, lumber and building materials in Mount Carroll, Illinois. “We’ve been friendly competitors and industry peers with R.P. Lumber for as long as …
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One of 13 locations for Stine Home + Yard, the Pineville store has expanded to serve DIY and home improvement customers. The Pineville Stine Home + Yard has operated mainly as a lumberyard since 2021, following the company’s purchase of …
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule of a revision to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Currently, salaried employees making less than $35,568 fall under the FLSA overtime pay protections, ensuring that if they work more …
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BY NICK TALARICO Do it Best Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing Data Informs. It’s revolutionary. It provides valuable insights that can help independent home improvement business owners personalize the customer experience, increase efficiency and operations and optimize product …
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Since cutting his teeth at an independent hardware store all through high school, Al Comeaux has lived, led and researched change from inside numerous organizations, including senior leadership positions at Travelocity, GE, Sabre and American Airlines. Today, he helps leaders …
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It’s annual report season, which means analysts and investors are poring over 10-Ks and other government filings to see who met expectations in 2023, who fell short and what’s to come in 2024. As an independent home improvement operator, you …
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The best way to create sales and hit your profit goals is to make sales everyone’s job. A culture of selling is one where everyone in the company is actively involved in creating sales and working towards the same goals. …
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True Value has deepened its relationship with Habitat for Humanity through product donations to Habitat for Humanity ReStore locations across the country. Since the fall of 2023, True Value has donated product valued at more than half a million dollars …
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