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Walmart has announced it plans to roll out a new “rapid remodel” process that will produce quicker results and less customer disruption, set to test run in several Walmart Neighborhood Markets across Florida, Oklahoma, Texas, Georgia, South Carolina and Louisiana …

Credit and debit card “swipe” fees have reached $198.25 billion, a new record, amid calls by President Trump and others to decrease the fees, according to the Merchants Payments Coalition (MPC). “Credit card swipe fees make just about everything Americans …

Paint and decorating retailers traded cold temps for Florida’s sunny skies to attend the ALLPRO 2026 Spring Show at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando.  Over the course of three days, retailers discovered new products among the 136 exhibitors, shopped …

ECI Software Solutions, Inc. announced it has appointed Bob Cain as industry president, residential home construction. Cain will lead strategy, growth and customer engagement for ECI’s residential home construction industry and brings over two decades of leadership in residential construction …

Mill Creek Lumber & Supply Company recently announced it is finalizing the acquisition of Tulsa Fireplace Supply, Inc., a long-standing Tulsa provider of fireplace, hearth and stone products.  Bud and Jill Farris, founders of Tulsa Fireplace Supply, will continue to …

Hancock Lumber recently announced the opening of its new kitchen design showroom at the Brunswick Hancock Lumber location, part of the company’s generational rebuild of the entire Brunswick site. “I may be a little biased, but I truly believe our …

In two weeks, the reimagined National Hardware Show will kick off as NHS Concept to Commerce. NHS Concept to Commerce will be the only trade show in the home improvement industry uniting retailers, brands, manufacturers, distributors, inventors, private-label providers and …

Builder sentiment increased slightly in March, despite the continued affordability concerns expressed by many builders, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).  Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes rose …