New data from the Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI) confirms what many hardware and home improvement retailers have been seeing at the register for over...

If your suppliers’ invoices look heavier than they did this time last year, the data confirms what you’re already seeing. Residential building material prices rose...

Father’s Day is having a moment. According to the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics, U.S. consumers are expected to spend a record...

Lowe’s just inked a multi-year partnership with Live Nation, the world’s largest live entertainment company. Starting this summer, MyLowe’s Rewards and MyLowe’s Pro Rewards members...

In a recent interview, Lowe’s CMO Jennifer Wilson shared more details on HomeCare+, laying out what is shaping up to be one of the home...

The data this year is hard to ignore. By late spring, 62% of the U.S. was under drought conditions according to the National Interagency Fire...

Tractor Supply Company (TSC) just made another move that should be on every independent hardware retailer’s radar. The rural-lifestyle giant is rolling out a major...

Apex Tool Group (ATG), the parent of professional hand and power tool brands including Crescent and GearWrench, has named Chris Keffer as its new chief...

Home Depot’s quiet but relentless build-out of its professional contractor business added two more deals last week, and the steady cadence is starting to look...

Since 2019, home prices have climbed 53%. Median household income has climbed 24%. That’s not a gap — that’s a chasm. And it shows up...