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 …
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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 …
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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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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 …
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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 …
Read More »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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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