We’re always monitoring the industry news. Here are some headlines and notices from the retail, hardware and LBM sectors.
Hardware Retailing
- Fed keeps rates steady as economy slows
- Consumers continue to spend on retail as tariff impact looms
- CNRG names new president
- Ace exec on company’s push to bring service and retail together
- Home improvement market forecast revised downward for remainder of 2025
- Home improvement market growth slows amid economic headwinds
- Do it Best announces formation of member care team
- USDA announces $200 million investment to increase U.S. timber production
- Orgill’s brand building team fuels dealer growth
HBS Dealer
- Trump admin. opens up national forests for timber production
- What’s up with Orgill?
- Optimism rises at Summertime Show
- May’s NAICS 444 sales ticked upward
- True Value deal enters new phase
- The steep cost of housing’s labor crunch
- Do it Best names director of strategic initiatives
- May 2025 lumber report: Prices edge higher
LBM Journal
- Consumer confidence retreats in June
- Tariffed construction materials prices rose in May
- True Value paints a brighter future for youth
- Nonresidential construction adds 11,300 jobs in May
- Sawmills relieve wildfire threat from Hurricane Helene debris
Retail Dive
