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April 19, 2012
Nuts and Bolts sets dates for opening

Midwest hardware retailer Nuts and Bolts will open a new location in Overland Park, Kan., April 26.

As previously reported, the store in the Kansas City area will be the company’s fifth location, and will occupy a building vacated by a sporting goods retailer. The new, 16,000 square foot Nuts and Bolts hardware store will adopt the Destination True Value format, design and merchandising concepts. 

The store is planning an official grand opening ceremony May 26-28.

December 20, 2011
Starts: Northeast and West benefit most

Data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau tell the story of two regions generating the lion's share of new residential construction in November: the Northeast and West.

October 19, 2011
Remodeling reaches record levels

Residential remodeling activity hit a record high in August 2011, rising 29% in year-over-year comparisons, according to an index compiled by BuildFax, a national database of building permit data. It was the 22nd consecutive month of increases and the highest level of remodeling activity since the index was introduced in 2004.


August 9, 2011
Delta hires four regional sales managers

Anderson, S.C.-based Delta Power Equipment Corp. named four regional sales managers: Joe Brakhage, Northeast, Rick Carr, Midwest; Dennis Mickelson, Western; and Curt Thomas, Southeastern.

Carr started with Rockwell International’s power tool division in 1977 as a district sales manager and worked his way up through the Pentair Tool Group to become hardware channel national accounts manager from 1999 to 2003 with responsibilities for a number of their brands, including Delta. Most recently, he was hardware channel national accounts manager with Senco Brands. 

July 22, 2011
Midwest Gloves & Gear offers ladies garden clogs

Midwest Gloves & Gear introduced new Ladies Garden Comfort Clogs. The lightweight, comfortable design is molded in advanced EVA material in the latest fashion colors. Removable insoles provide added comfort, and the clogs are easy to clean by rinsing off with a garden hose. 

Comfort Clogs is a registered trademark of MidWest Quality Gloves, based in Chillicothe, Mo. The company markets a full line of premium quality work gloves, including lined leather, unlined leather, leather palm, chemical resistant, chore, jersey and cotton.

July 18, 2011
May was a record month for a remodeling index

The BuildFax Remodeling Index for May 2011 reported that despite high unemployment rates and falling home prices, remodeling activity has reached a new high. The index, released July 18, was reported to be up 22% with a value of 124.3 for May, the highest number since the index’s introduction in 2004. Furthermore, BuildFax reported, May marked the 19th straight month for year-over-year gains in the remodeling industry. Consumers, the data show, are continuing to invest in remodeling and are choosing to remodel rather than purchase new homes.

June 1, 2011
In tornado-stricken areas, the story turns to reconstruction

An article in the New York Times examined the impact of natural disasters on local economies, as the story in the tornado-ravaged Midwest turns to one of reconstruction.

Spending on building materials is a natural outgrowth of the horrible damage sustained by cities such as Joplin, Mo., headquarters of Tamko Building Products.

Tamko donated $1 million to the Greater Ozarks Chapter of the American Red Cross.

May 23, 2011
Hardware store all-stars: Iowa, Kansas and Kentucky

The May issue of Home Channel News compiled the first-ever state-by-state Hardware Store All Star list.

May 3, 2011
Fifty winning retailers, state by state

From New York’s Island to the Redwood Forests, the great American hardware store maintains a revered place in the commercial history of these United States. 


On the following pages, Home Channel News editors travel state-by-state to find examples of leading hardware store retailers. To those deserving candidates not on the list — and there are many — we offer this advice as consolation: “Keep up the good work. We’ll get to you eventually.” 


April 18, 2011
Cedar Creek closes Epperson Lumber deal

Oklahoma City-based Cedar Creek announced that the company closed the deal to acquire Epperson Lumber of Statesville, N.C. 

Cedar Creek is a wholesale building material distribution company with 12 locations covering 17 states in the Mid-South, Midwest and Southeast.  In May 2010, Cedar Creek was recapitalized by Boston-based Charlesbank Capital Partners, with the goal of providing flexible capital for the company to grow beyond its current trade areas.

April 4, 2011
Menards opens another unit in Minnesota

Home improvement chain Menards continued its Midwest expansion with a March 28 soft opening in Marshall, a town in southwestern Minnesota, according to an article in the Marshall Independent. The grand opening is scheduled for this week. 

Site preparation and construction for the store had been going on since August 2008, the article said.

August 17, 2008
Orgill pushes regional preferences at fall market

Orgill held its fall market at McCormick Place in Chicago Aug. 14 to 16, emphasizing...

July 24, 2008
ABC Supply promotes two executives

The roofing and building materials distributor has named a new operations and fleet manager and...

June 15, 2008
Ablip on the scoreboard

The numbers are in and—no surprise—they reflect a challenging market....

June 12, 2008
Top 500 Annual Industry Retail Scoreboard

The worst housing downturn in recent memory has led to sub-par performances for several major...

May 5, 2008
HD Supply White Cap enters Minneapolis market

HD Supply White Cap, the specialty hardware and tools distributor, has announced its entrance into...

February 24, 2008
Orgill focuses on expansion at show

“We had, I think, 225 new dealer prospects, which is one of the gauges of...

December 27, 2007
Lampert Yards receives FSC certification

The 34-unit midwestern chain has certified all of its lumberyards through the Rainforest Alliance SmartWood...

November 25, 2007
Coast-to-coast LBM trend watch

In a challenging market, lumber and building materials retailers have had to make changes nationwide,...

September 9, 2007
On the march in the Midwest

In Mansfield, Ohio, on what formerly was a quiet suburban street with modest ranch houses,...

September 9, 2007
Porches take front and center

They say you only have one chance to make a first impression. In that spirit,...

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