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Taylor’s Do it Center Celebrates Grand Opening of New Location

Taylor’s Do it Center celebrated the grand opening of a new location in Gloucester Point, Va., the company’s 12th in…

When Will the Supply Chain Recover?

By Chris Jensen — The past two years have put an overwhelming amount of strain on the hardware industry’s supply…

STIHL’s Erin Ashcroft to Receive STEP Ahead Award

Erin Ashcroft The Manufacturing Institute (MI)—the workforce development and education partner of the National Association of Manufacturers—announced it will recognize…

Nation’s Best Acquires Weiss Do it Best Lumber of Arkansas

Nation’s Best builds on their fast-paced growth trajectory with the announcement of their acquisition of Weiss Do it Best Lumber…

Orgill Celebrates 175th Anniversary, Opens Doors to In-Person Spring Dealer Market

Thousands of retailers were on hand to attend Orgill’s first live in-person dealer market in two years, while helping the…

Ace Reports Record Revenue for 2021

Ace Hardware Corp. has reported record fourth quarter 2021 revenues of $2.1 billion, an increase of $14.2 million, or 0.7 percent, from…

Webb Analytics’ 2021 Deals Report Shows Sharp Rise in LBM Acquisitions and Openings

Pro-oriented, residentially focused construction supply companies acquired 671 locations and opened 154 others in 2021, capping one of the busiest…

Do it Best and Epicor Expand Partnership to Drive Sales

Do it Best Corp. announced February 15 that Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth,…

Do it Best’s Dan Starr Provides Detailed Company and Market Outlook

Dan Starr (right), president and CEO of Do it Best Corp., was a featured guest on the Better Together podcast…

Do it Best Announces Strengthened E-Commerce Platform and Endorsed Partnership with Epicor

Nick Talarico, right, announced a strengthened ecommerce platform and an endorsed partnership with Epicor. Nick Talarico, who recently took over…