by Jacob Musselman | Jul 1, 2026 | Operational Insights
Injecting energy into the home industry and delivering on the promise of a newly imagined show, NHS Concept to Commerce, an evolution of the National Hardware Show (NHS), debuted this spring with three days of sourcing connections, exciting product discovery and...
by Annie Dameworth | Jun 17, 2026 | Industry News
Residential construction building materials prices rose in May as energy prices continued to increase, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index. Prices for residential building materials jumped 4.4% year over year and 0.7% month over...
by Annie Dameworth | Nov 25, 2025 | Industry News
Aggregate residential building material prices rose at the fastest pace since January 2023, according to the latest Producer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.3% in September after falling 0.1% in...
by Lindsey Thompson | Dec 15, 2021 | Industry News, Operational Insights, Trends & Products
Spending on home improvement projects and repairs is expected to be up 9 percent in 2022 compared to spending in 2021, according to the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. While that’s good news for contractors and home improvement retailers, the...
