Category: Home Center & Hardware

January 16, 2014

Ace Adds To Its Control Over Westlake

Just over a year ago some big news came down the pike.  Leading hardware cooperative Ace Hardware had actually acquired...

By Arthur Rosenberg

December 31, 2013

Industry News: Home Center and Hardware Chains – December 2013

Personnel Update: ABC Supply named Mike Jost to the newly created position of VP Operations. ABC Supply’s Kathy Hendricks, who...

By Arthur Rosenberg

December 19, 2013

Company Snapshot: BlueLinx Holdings Corporation

Address: 4300 Wildwood Pkwy Atlanta, GA 30339 Phone: 770 953-7000 Year Founded: 2004 Total Annual Sales: $1,907,842,000 Senior Executives: Howard S. Cohen-...

By Arthur Rosenberg

December 12, 2013

After A Round of Closings, Carter Lumber Enters a New State

Last month our CSG Insight reported on a somewhat startling announcement by Carter Lumber.  It stated that the company was...

By Arthur Rosenberg

November 27, 2013

Company Snapshot: Lumber Liquidators

Address: 3000 John Deere Road Toano, Virginia 23168 Phone: 757 259-4280 Year Founded: 1993 Total Stores: 307 Total Annual Sales:...

By Arthur Rosenberg

November 21, 2013

Industry News: Home Center and Hardware Chains – November 2013

Personnel Update: Aaron’s, Inc. announced the following strategic changes to the management team: Steven A. Michaels, VP Finance, is being promoted...

By Arthur Rosenberg

November 14, 2013

Carter Lumber Consolidates to Grow

A rare news item based in our industry came across communications channels the other day.  The powerful, regional lumberyard chain,...

By Arthur Rosenberg

October 24, 2013

Company Snapshot: ABC Supply Co. Inc.

Address: 1 ABC Pkwy Beloit, WI  53511 Phone: 608-362-7777 Year Founded: 1982 Website: www.abcsupply.com Total Annual Sales: $4,651,000,000 Senior Executives:...

By Arthur Rosenberg

October 17, 2013

Industry News: Home Center and Hardware Chains – October 2013

Personnel Update: ABC Supply announced the promotion of Daniel Piché to VP of National Business Development. ABC Supply Co. appointed...

By Arthur Rosenberg

October 10, 2013

The (True) Value of Secondary Product Lines

Recently an article was published based on an interview with a divisional VP of merchandising for True Value.  The article...

By Arthur Rosenberg

September 30, 2013

Industry News: Home Center and Hardware Chains – September 2013

Personnel Update: Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. announced that the company has appointed Dave Moore as its VP and Chief Brand...

By Arthur Rosenberg

September 19, 2013

Company Snapshot: The Home Depot Inc.

Home Depot was founded in 1978 by four men who envisioned the then next step in do it yourself retailing.

By Arthur Rosenberg

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