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Use of smart home products is constantly increasing, but what products are consumers buying and which ones do they prefer most? An online survey conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of Lowe’s indicates that security cameras are the No. 1 …

Predictions of heavy snowfall in January sent customers scrambling to buy supplies from their local home improvement stores to prepare for ice, snow and potential power outages. The expectation of nearly 30 inches of snow brought customers to Twins Ace …

Last week, big box retailers Home Depot and Lowe’s both announced their fourth-quarter revenues with sales growth that suggests consumers are increasingly spending money on home improvement purchases. Read the following articles for more details on the companies’ financial performance: Home Depot’s …

Retailers had an array of opportunities – from connecting with other store owners to ordering pallets of products at special prices and examining merchandising trends – at the Orgill, Inc. 2016 Spring Dealer Market. They flocked to a show floor featuring …

Industry manufacturers and distributors are collectively providing more than $76,000 in scholarship funds to pay part of the cost for 13 retailers to attend the North American Retail Hardware Association’s (NRHA) Retail Management Certification Program this spring. A panel comprised of members of NRHA’s Retail Leadership …

Here is a way to promote DIY projects that you may want to investigate: Fab Labs. The concept is part of a movement to provide everyday people, often in lower-income areas of the U.S., with access to laboratories for tinkering …

In January, existing-home sales increased to the highest annual rate in six months, and subpar supply levels propelled price growth to the fastest increase since last April, according to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). The West was the only …