The rising prices of popular building materials, particularly lumber, are resonating with retailers and customers alike. Earlier this month, new data showed residential home builders reported a 26 percent increase in building material prices. In May, the price of lumber …

Stine Home and Yard has announced Wendy Stine has become the newest president of Stine, LLC. Stine CEO and former president Dennis Stine says he is pleased to see an experienced member of the Stine team take this vital role. …

Spahn & Rose Lumber Co. has entered into an agreement to purchase Metro Building Products based in Marietta, Georgia. “Metro Building Products shares the same values and corporate culture as Spahn & Rose,” says Dave Davis, Spahn & Rose’s CEO. …

Emery Jensen Distribution has announced its annual national trade show, Emery Jensen Edge, will be a live, in-person event taking place in Orlando, Florida. Emery Jensen customers, vendors and employees will safely gather at the Orange County Convention Center on …

In the fastest start-to-finish completion of a ground-up distribution center in the company’s modern history, Orgill has announced that its new Rome, New York, facility is now fully operational and will begin servicing customers in an eight-state region in the …

The National Retail Federation (NRF) is upwardly revising its estimate on how much consumers will spend across retail sectors in 2021. The organization’s new estimate now stands at $4.4 trillion, and the NRF expects sales to grow between 10.5 and …

As retailers across sectors have all struggled with supply chain disruptions in the past year, the Made in America buying event is encouraging business owners to take a look closer to home to enhance their inventories. The Made in America …

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the economy added 559,000 jobs in May, reducing the national unemployment rate to 5.8 percent. Notable job gains happened in public and private education, hospitality and health care. Take a deeper dive …