As They Expand National Promotions, Some Big Dealers Are Moving to Promote National Names
If Proctor & Gamble can do it, why not SRS Distribution and US LBM? Launched as a family of brands, these two construction supply giants...
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Craig Webb
- Sep 13
- 3 min
LBM's Next Online Advance Starts with Retail; Better E-Commerce for Pros Still to Come
Launches and announcements of new e-commerce systems these past few weeks will enable notable advances for many construction supply...
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Craig Webb
- Sep 12
- 2 min
LBM's Overall Dealmaking Keeps Pace with 2022 Despite Drop in Size of Lumberyard Deals
The start of September saw a small upturn in construction supply acquisitions and openings, but the rise wasn't enough to disrupt three...
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Craig Webb
- Sep 12
- 1 min
LBM Dealers in the News, September 2023
DEALERS +++ DISTRIBUTORS ​ +++ MANUFACTURERS +++ ASSOCIATIONS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS
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Craig Webb
- Aug 9
- 3 min
Yes, These Companies' Numbers Look Bad. But Odds Are Most Will Start Getting Better
It takes both perspective and faith to review these latest earnings reports for construction supply dealers and manufacturers and remain...
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Craig Webb
- Aug 9
- 2 min
BFS Goes for Millwork, ABC Supply for Canada in Latest LBM Deals
Variety--both in terms of what's sold and what country is involved--has been the rule in the latest additions to Webb Analytics' deals...
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Craig Webb
- Aug 9
- 3 min
Home Depot, Lowe's Increase Pressure on Vendors to Improve Eco Measures
Newly updated environmental goals from The Home Depot and Lowe's are gradually raising demands on their suppliers to help reduce...
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Craig Webb
- Aug 7
- 1 min
LBM Dealers in the News, August 2023
Readers: I'm using a different format this month to report on job changes. Let me know what you think of it by writing to me at...
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Craig Webb
- Aug 4
- 2 min
Jury Sides with Bamboo Product Maker Dasso over Rival MOSO in Patent Infringement Case
A federal court jury in Delaware has decided that MOSO, a manufacturer of a bamboo board with multiple uses, violated the patent of rival...
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Craig Webb
- Jul 24
- 4 min
What’s Illegal if a Manager and Staff Switch Teams and Win Over Customers? This NC Case Has Insights
A North Carolina case involving Foundation Building Materials (FBM) and ex-employees who started a rival store provides useful standards...
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Craig Webb
- Jul 12
- 7 min
What's AI’s Potential for LBM Firms? Not Much Near-Term, but Just Wait ...
By Craig Webb President, Webb Analytics Construction supply dealers have reason to be both intrigued and confused by the hubbub over...
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Craig Webb
- Jul 12
- 1 min
LBM Dealers in the News, July 2023
To our readers: We're using a different format this month to report on job changes. Let me know what you think of it by writing to me at...
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Craig Webb
- Jul 12
- 2 min
LBM's Midyear M&A and Store-Opening Activity Runs at Similar Pace to 2022
Just over halfway through this year, the construction supply community has seen pretty much the same number of deals and greenfield...
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Craig Webb
- Jul 11
- 2 min
Mead Lumber's Rebranding Pays Attention to the Details
A multi-year effort to recast Mead Lumber's image went public July 3 with Mead's announcement of a new logo and rebranding. Now comes an...
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Craig Webb
- Jun 21
- 2 min
Florida's the Target for One of Every Six LBM Deals So Far This Year
Florida LBM locations have been involved in nearly as many acquisitions and greenfield openings so far this year as Texas, California,...
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Craig Webb
- Jun 21
- 5 min
LBM People in the News, June 2023
DEALERS McCoy's Building Supply promoted Melanie Rae to VP of People Development, Benefits, and Training; Brandon Bishop to VP of...
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Craig Webb
- Jun 19
- 5 min
8 Ideas from Outside the U.S. that American Dealers Should Consider Copying
By Craig Webb President, Webb Analytics Their languages may differ, but construction supply dealers the world over share the same...
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Craig Webb
- Jun 14
- 3 min
The Home Depot Ramps Up Efforts to Sell 'Complex Projects' to Pros
Even as it forecasts a sales decline this fiscal year, The Home Depot (THD) plans in multiple ways to sell more and bigger projects to...
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Craig Webb
- May 12
- 3 min
Public LBM Firms Report Meager Q1 Returns. What Are the Odds the Numbers Will Get Worse?
Two years of impressive annual returns have suddenly reversed course for building material dealers, if the Q1 returns from public...
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Craig Webb
- May 10
- 1 min
This Dealer's Employee Benefits Now Includes Interest-Free Loans, Coaching, and Education
There's growing recognition of the need for employers to support the financial wellbeing of their employees beyond traditional benefits...
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