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R.P. Lumber Co., Inc. announced it will be acquiring Custer Do It Best Hardware & Lumber, an independently owned retailer in Custer, South Dakota. The transaction is scheduled to close April 19th. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Current …

True Value CEO Chris Kempa is inviting all independent hardware retailers to the company’s Fall 2021 Reunion in Chicago, taking place Sept. 30 – Oct. 2 at McCormick Place. The theme of the three-day event is “All In,” providing both …

True Value Co. is converting parts of its Cary, Illinois, paint manufacturing facility to produce hand sanitizer amid the COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic. True Value owns one of the largest paint manufacturing facilities in the country, producing millions of gallons …

Spahn & Rose Lumber Co., a lumber distributor based in Dubuque, Iowa, has reached an agreement to purchase Moeller & Walter, a full-service building design and materials store in Reinbeck, Iowa. Spahn & Rose will acquire Moeller & Walter’s real …

Mergers and acquisitions are powerful forces in home improvement retail. The rate by which they’re completed has risen by 58 percent in the U.S. in the last decade, and in 2017, the total of all such deals amounted to $1.9 …

ACT NOW: The deadline to register for the 2018 NRHA State of Independents Conference is Wednesday, Nov. 7! Independent retailers can register for free to hear how home improvement leaders are finding new paths to grow their businesses. The 2018 …