Chicago-based True Value CEO Lyle Heidemann had some good news for dealers gathered in Orlando, Fla., during the general session of the co-op’s 2012 spring market. Sales were up, he said. So are expectations. For the year ending Dec. 31, True Value revenue increased 3.4% to $1.86 billion, as the co-op is riding a wave [...]
Boosted by mild temperatures and spring-like selling conditions throughout much of the country, Atlanta-based Home Depot saw sales rise nearly 6% in the fourth quarter. The home improvement giant reported fourth-quarter sales of $16.0 billion, up 5.9% from the same quarter last year. Comparable-store sales were positive 5.7%, and up 6.1% in the United States. [...]
According to government data released this week, businesses classified as hardware stores showed gains for the month of December and the full year of 2011. The U.S. Census Bureau’s Monthly Retail Trade Report for December 2011 — the latest month of available data for hardware stores in the NAICS 44413 classification — hit $1.777 billion [...]
In Bozeman, a monument to U.S.-made products. What began quite innocently as a pet project turned into a national movement for Anders Lewendal, the Bozeman, Mont., builder who has since gained wide acclaim for constructing a house made entirely from U.S.-made products. Initially, Lewendal set out to build an “efficient, affordable and environmentally healthy” home [...]
Natchez, Miss.-based Central Network Retail Group (CNRG) announced the acquisition of Elliott’s Hardware, which operates three stores in the Dallas area. The transaction closed Feb. 1. All three stores will continue to operate under the Elliott’s Hardware banner. “Elliott’s Hardware is an iconic brand in the hardware industry. We are very excited about the opportunity [...]
Natchez, Miss.-based Central Network Retail Group (CNRG) announced the acquisition of Elliott’s Hardware, which operates three stores in the Dallas area. The transaction closed Feb. 1. All three stores will continue to operate under the Elliott’s Hardware banner. “Elliott’s Hardware is an iconic brand in the hardware industry. We are very excited about the opportunity [...]
Natchez, Miss.-based Central Network Retail Group (CNRG) announced the acquisition of Elliott’s Hardware, which operates three stores in the Dallas area. The transaction closed Feb. 1. All three stores will continue to operate under the Elliott’s Hardware banner. “Elliott’s Hardware is an iconic brand in the hardware industry. We are very excited about the opportunity [...]
Three Fountains Ace Hardware has been recognized as the “Best Hardware Store” by Lexington Life (S.C.) magazine’s “2012 Best of Lexington Life” reader poll. “I credit our entire team for receiving this impressive award,” said Terry Reynolds, owner of Three Fountains Ace Hardware, in West Columbia, S.C. “Every day our employees come to work and get [...]
A price index of lumber and panels used in actual construction for Feb. 3, 2012 *Western – regional species perimeter foundation; Southern – regional species slab construction. Crow’s Market Recap — A condensed recap of the market conditions for the major North American softwood lumber and panel products as reported in Crow’s Weekly Market Report. [...]
