Do it Best Corp. recently announced the launch of the Do it Best Foundation to distribute grants to organizations that align with its giving pillars and generate the biggest impact in their communities to help them be great places to …
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Do it Best Corp. to Relocate Headquarters in Fort Wayne
Do it Best Corp. announced its intentions to relocate its world headquarters to the site of the former General Electric campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where the co-op has been headquartered for 75 years. The GE campus, known as Electric …
Read More »Do it Best Spring Market Focuses on Education, Product and Customer Experiences
For the first time in many years, members and guests attended the Do it Best Spring Market in February at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. Three years ago, the co-op announced it would be transitioning both of its annual …
Read More »Leadership Series: The Value of Communication in Management
In this three-part series, we will highlight the lessons retailers have learned from leadership development and management programs inside and outside the industry. In the first installment, we featured Mike French, who enrolled in Do it Best’s Leadership Development Institute. …
Read More »Do it Best Executive Ned Wolf Dies at 88
Long-time Do it Best executive Ned Wolf died Friday, Dec. 13. Wolf served for 47 years at Do it Best, including as vice president of purchasing. He met his wife Katherine at Do it Best, and they married in 1952. …
Read More »Market Measure 2019: The Industry’s Annual Report
Click the picture to download a PDF of this story now. Though there has been a lot of hushed talk in recent months about the R-word looming on our economic horizon, economist opinions are certainly split about whether a recession …
Read More »2019 Home Improvement Headlines
2019 was a year full of home improvement headlines, including new leadership, new services and new possibilities for the channel. Review 2019 home improvement headlines to get a fuller picture of the year using the links below. *** December 2018 …
Read More »Do it Best Forms Nonprofit Organization, The Do it Best Foundation
Do it Best Corp. has formed a nonprofit organization, The Do it Best Foundation. Do it Best Corp. and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana jointly announced a fundraising total of $223,938 as part of The Big DONation, a …
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