We’re always monitoring the industry news. Here are some headlines and notices from the retail, hardware and LBM sectors.
Hardware Retailing
- Orgill hires retail veteran as CDIO to drive digital, tech teams
- Joining forces: Do it Best and True Value look back at a year of coming together
- Do it Best and True Value CIO talks new tech center
- Import cargo slowdown forecasted for year-end
- Penny shortage pushes stores to adjust prices and change systems
- Product picks from the House-Hasson 2025 Fall Market
Hardware Connection
HBS Dealer
- Do it Best steps up its style
- Builder sentiment sags in November
- LAT names new leaders
- Report: Small businesses feeling the tariff squeeze
- How tariffs, inflation are affecting home improvement spending
- Digital revenue soars for Ace in Q3
- Do it Best and True Value open tech center
- Ace flexes purchasing power
National Retail Federation
Retail Dive
- Home Depot, Lowe’s cut profit guidance as housing market remains pressured
- How consumers will get through the holidays
- Visa, Mastercard reach legal pact with merchants
- Retail industry remains one of ‘hardest hit’ from 2025 job cuts
- What do shoppers want from AI this holiday season?
- Inside Lowe’s social-first holiday push as Gen Alpha enters the market
