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Home Improvement Contractors See Mixed Market Opportunities

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According to new data from home improvement and design website Houzz, U.S. construction businesses have a positive sentiment regarding home improvement activity in the first quarter of the year, but are tempering their outlook due to ongoing market volatility. The …

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How COVID-19 Is Changing Business for Contractors

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Since March, The Farnsworth Group and the Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI) have collected data on DIYers’ and contractors’ home improvement sentiments during COVID-19. The complete report for the organizations’ Weekly COVID-19 Tracker reveals contractors are relying on brick-and-mortar home …

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10 Blasts From Hardware Retailing’s Past

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Over more than a century, Hardware Retailing has adapted to the times to help independent retailers like you stay on the forefront of emerging industry trends and technology to find new paths to success. From profiles of enterprising young retailers …

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Understanding the Forces Influencing U.S. Homebuilding

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Home improvement stores are places of possibility. Every aisle, each shelf and all transactions your team earns bring individuals and families one step closer to living in the space of their dreams. Understanding the intersection of home improvement retail and …

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Sink Into Inventory and Services to Attract Plumbing Pros

Independent retailers put great emphasis on providing fantastic customer service. When done correctly, this focus on making every customer feel welcome can yield great dividends across the spectrum of DIYers and pro plumbing customers. There’s a reason we all crave …

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What Pro Customers Look for in a Tool Supplier

  Click the picture to download a PDF of this story. By Chad Husted, chusted@nrha.org Feel the Power Contractors and professional tradespeople are often in a hurry. Theirs is a business where time very much equals money, and downtime due to …

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