With a continued focus on member growth, Do it Best has added an experienced industry veteran to its marketing team, with Ryan Heine named as the director of brand integration. In this leadership position, Heine will lead the development, management …
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US LBM To Acquire Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Company
US LBM, a leading distributor of specialty building materials in the U.S., announced today that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Texas-based Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Company, a prominent building products supplier to building professionals and homeowners in the Southwest. …
Read More »Deadline Extended: Cost of Doing Business Study
The deadline to participate in the North American Hardware and Paint Association‘s (NHPA) 2022 Cost of Doing Business Study has been extended to July 15. Each year, this financial benchmarking tool delivers data and insights that allow retailers to increase …
Read More »Where to Start With Technology
Growing up and working in the Bay Area of California, Eric Hassett has been surrounded by and interested in technology his whole life. He owns five Hassett Hardware stores in the Bay Area, each utilizing technology to make employees’ jobs …
Read More »Koopman Lumber & Hardware Acquires Boilard Lumber
Operating since 1939, Koopman Lumber, a family-owned and -operated business, announced it has acquired Boilard Lumber, another family-owned and -operated retail lumberyard providing quality building supplies since 1936 in Indian Orchard, Massachusetts. Koopman Lumber has 10 locations in eastern Massachusetts. …
Read More »Pedrotti Ace Hardware Marks a Century of Service, Family and Community
From modest beginnings in the quaint town of Crockett, California, Pedrotti Ace Hardware has evolved to meet changing times and moved locations several times. But through it all, it has maintained its community spirit and penchant for helpfulness. The company, …
Read More »Nation’s Best Acquires Advanced Window Systems
Nation’s Best has added Advanced Window Systems (AWS), one of the region’s top providers of premier windows and doors, to its family of businesses. AWS maintains a large warehouse south of Dallas, Texas, and a showroom in the Dallas Design …
Read More »Insights From The Home Improvement Research Institute
We at the Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI) are routinely asked, “Where is the home improvement market headed?” The answer to this question has always been, “Well, it depends on which segment or category of the industry.” This question has …
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