Category: Home Center & Hardware

September 12, 2013

Operating a Home Center Warehouse Is No Slam Dunk

For well over two decades the Chain Store Guide Index of Leading Companies has featured The Home Depot, Lowe’s and...

By Arthur Rosenberg

August 29, 2013

Company Snapshot: Menard Inc.

Ultimately Menards became a unique big box icon, years before Home Depot set its mold.

By Arthur Rosenberg

August 22, 2013

Industry News: Home Center and Hardware Chains – August 2013

Personnel Update: Handy Hardware announced that Doug Miller, former president of Jensen Distribution, will take over as interim CEO. Lowe’s...

By Arthur Rosenberg

August 16, 2013

Mutual Benefits: Lowe's Acquires Orchard Supply

Lowe’s recent announcement that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the majority assets of Orchard Supply Hardware, after...

By Arthur Rosenberg

July 25, 2013

Company Snapshot: 84 Lumber Company

Address: 1019 Route 519 Eighty Four, PA 15330 Phone: 724 228-8820 Fax: 877 213-4381 Internet Homepage: http://www.84lumber.com Year Founded: 1956 Total...

By Arthur Rosenberg

July 18, 2013

Industry News: Home Center and Hardware Chains – July 2013

Personnel Update: Beacon Roofing Supply has appointed Jeanine Montgomery as VP and Chief Accounting Officer.  Montgomery is replacing current CAO Rick...

By Arthur Rosenberg

July 11, 2013

How Lumber Liquidators Reached a Growth Landmark Despite the Economy

Lumber Liquidators has reached a most enviable major milestone. The retailer just opened its 300th store.

By Arthur Rosenberg

June 28, 2013

Company Snapshot: Lowe’s Companies Inc.

Lowe’s was officially founded as a single unit hardware store in 1946, just after the end of World War II...

By Arthur Rosenberg

June 28, 2013

Company Snapshot: Lowe's Companies Inc.

Lowe’s was officially founded as a single unit hardware store in 1946, just after the end of World War II...

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June 20, 2013

Industry News: Home Center and Hardware Chains – June 2013

Personnel Update: Aaron’s has appointed Robert W. Kamerschen as the company’s new Senior VP and General Counsel. BlueLinx Holdings has...

By Arthur Rosenberg

June 13, 2013

Pep Boys Still Struggles vs. the Do It Yourself Parts Retailers

The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack, or The Pep Boys as they are commonly called, is somewhat of...

By Arthur Rosenberg

May 30, 2013

Company Snapshot: Tractor Supply Co.

Tractor Supply was founded in 1938 as a mail order tractor parts business, in Minot, North Dakota. This, as the...

By Arthur Rosenberg

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