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Do it Best Reports $5 Billion in Sales as True Value Integration Advances

Do it Best Group closed fiscal 2026 with $5 billion in consolidated sales, up 3.8% from the previous fiscal year,…
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Do it Best Group to Close Montgomery Distribution Center, Shift Volume to Wilkes-Barre

Do it Best Group will cease operations at its Montgomery, New York, distribution center in the second quarter of 2027,…
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AI-First Platform Rundoo Announces $48 Million in Financing

Technology company Rundoo recently announced it has raised $30 million in Series B financing led by Battery Ventures, with participation from existing…
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Q2 Big-Box Earnings Point to Cautious Consumers, Growing Pro Competition

Second-quarter results from the home improvement industry’s big-box retailers offered independent dealers a mixed but revealing picture of the market:…
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Do it Best Shares Integration Progress at Wilkes-Barre DC Open House

About 300 Do it Best and True Value retailers, vendor partners and company leaders gathered in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Aug. 5-6…
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Independent Home Improvement Leader Dawson Taylor Passes Away at 103

Dawson Taylor, whose vision helped shape one of the nation’s earliest home improvement centers and whose leadership influenced generations of…
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NHPA Expands Media Brands With Acquisition of Hardware Connection

For over 125 years, the North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA) has been serving the needs of independent home…
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Tractor Supply Expands Tool Assortment With SKIL Launch, Electrical Reset

Tractor Supply Co. is making a significant push into project-driven categories with the launch of SKIL Power Tools and a…
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Do it Best Group Makes Major Paint Category Move With Sherwin-Williams

Less than two years after acquiring True Value’s assets, Do it Best Group is making one of its most significant…
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Ace Hardware Reports Record First-Quarter 2026 Results

Ace Hardware reported record first-quarter 2026 revenues of $2.5 billion, an increase of 10.9 percent from the same period last…
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