The home improvement products market is predicted to grow in the next few years, despite continued financial strain and cautious consumer confidence. According to the Home Improvement Research Institute’s U.S. Size of the Home Improvement Products Market study, the home …
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Consumer confidence increased by 2.2 points in February to 91.2, up from an upwardly revised 89.0 in January, according to The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index. The Present Situation Index, based on consumers’ assessment of current business and labor market …
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As the country prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence this July, 84 Lumber is launching its Building America250 campaign, a companywide tribute honoring the past, present and future of the industry that …
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Lowe’s recently released financial results for the fourth quarter of 2025 and an outlook for the full year 2026. Total sales for Q4 were $20.6 billion, up from $18.6 billion in Q4 2024. Comparable sales increased 1.3% in the fourth …
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While the venue for the Ace Hardware Spring 2026 Convention was new to Ace retailers, the message from the main stage at the General Session was familiar: Ace is the “hope of the hardware industry” and the company is taking …
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The average interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage recently fell to around 6%, the lowest rate in close to three years, making homeownership possible for more people, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). NAHB Priced-Out Estimates …
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The Home Depot released its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2025 and the fiscal year of 2025, reporting net sales for the quarter at $38.2 billion, a 3.8% decrease year over year. Comparable sales for the fourth quarter …
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QXO announced Taylor Sommer as its new chief sales officer. Taylor has nearly three decades of experience building high-performance sales organizations, scaling operations and driving revenue growth. Sommer retired from Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC), one of the largest beverage alcohol …
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