More Dealers Have Started Hiring People with Drug, Criminal Pasts. Gina Schaefer's Done it for Years
You may soon hear about Recovery Hardware, a new book by the owner of a nearly $50 million chain of hardware stores who regularly hires...
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Craig Webb
- Sep 19
- 2 min
Nearing the 4th Quarter, LBM's Pace of Deals Hasn't Slowed, But Fewer Yards Are Involved
Year-to-date, the construction supply community has had 97 deals made by 50 buyers. At this same point in 2021, Webb Analytics counted...
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Craig Webb
- Sep 19
- 4 min
LBM Dealers in the News, September 2022
DEALERS TAL Holdings picked Richard Anderson to be its new CFO, while Renee Coffman was promoted to Director of Vendor Relations and...
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Craig Webb
- Sep 16
- 3 min
Wood's Wild Times Made These Traders More Cautious. They Doubt the Current Calm Will Last
Lumber price volatility and supply chain snafus will continue to propel an evolution in how framers should buy and use lumber, a quintet...
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Craig Webb
- Sep 12
- 3 min
Do it Best Leaders See Echoes of 2019 in LBM’s Future, Combined with COVID-Era Advances
The 20% rise in attendance at Do it Best’s Fall Market in Indianapolis on Sept. 9-11 served as testimony to the generally good, albeit...
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Craig Webb
- Aug 29
- 2 min
Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Cashflow Trouble: How to Run Credit and Collections in a Recession
By Thea Dudley While many financial experts are predicting a recession in 2023, the credit community is buzzing that we'll see more...
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Craig Webb
- Aug 26
- 2 min
Keep an Eye on Landscaping M&A
While we've focused historically on dealers selling products for the building envelope--lumber, doors, windows, siding, and such--what's...
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Craig Webb
- Aug 22
- 2 min
Five Dozen Facility Openings in '22 Counter Claims that the LBM Business Is Shrinking
So much attention gets paid to acquisitions and closures of construction supply facilities that it's easy to forget we're also seeing...
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Craig Webb
- Aug 18
- 3 min
As Conditions Change, What's Your Pain Point? Here Are Ways to Manage the Transition
Builders FirstSource included the table above during its latest earnings call presentation to make sure the financial community...
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Craig Webb
- Aug 16
- 4 min
LBM People in the News, August 2022
DEALERS GMS promoted Travis Hendren (right) to COO. He had been President of GMS' Canadian operations. In addition, GMS named Leigh Dobbs...
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Craig Webb
- Jul 15
- 3 min
How Are Dealers Feeling Today? Positively Nervous
By Craig Webb President, Webb Analytics Collect dozens of anecdotes from travels, panels, e-mails, and social media interactions, as I...
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Craig Webb
- Jul 13
- 3 min
LBM's Deals Count Now Tops 200 Locations, Greenfield Openings This Year Near 100
The start of 2022's second half saw a surge in deal announcements, raising the year-to-date total to 64 acquisitions by 37 companies for...
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Craig Webb
- Jul 13
- 4 min
LBM People in the News, July 2022
DEALERS NorCal Lumber announced several executive changes: Wayne Withers (right) assumes the role of Chairman, while Adam Withers...
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Craig Webb
- Jul 12
- 2 min
McCoy's to Sell 4 Stores in AR, MS to CNRG, Close Corsicana TX Branch
McCoy's Building Supply announced today, July 12, that it will sell its stores in Greenville, Vicksburg, and Laurel, MS, as well as its...
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Craig Webb
- Jul 11
- 2 min
These 6 Maps Show How US LBM's Foxworth-Galbraith Deal Alters the Competitive Scene in Key Markets
US LBM's acquisition of Foxworth-Galbraith significantly boosts the dealer's ability to compete in five of the nation's most important...
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Craig Webb
- Jul 7
- 7 min
Plan Now to Retool Your Business to Thrive Despite Stagflation
By Craig Webb President, Webb Analytics Running a lumberyard these days can feel like playing a video game. It’s been a chaotic,...
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Craig Webb
- Jun 23
- 3 min
LBM's M&A Deals Pace Hasn't Slowed, But the Volume Has. And Greenfield Openings Are Up
If LBM's Mergers and Acquisitions market were a baseball game, you could say this season is featuring a lot of singles and doubles...
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Craig Webb
- Jun 22
- 4 min
Darker Times Are Coming. Plan Your Course Correction Now
By Craig Webb, President, Webb Analytics When one of housing's biggest optimists changes his outlook, attention must be paid. Stephen...
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Craig Webb
- Jun 17
- 4 min
LBM People in the News, June 2022
DEALERS US LBM announced that Wendy Radtke (right) has joined the company’s executive leadership team as EVP and Chief Human Resources...
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Craig Webb
- May 11
- 3 min
No Wonder Truss and Millwork Equipment Is So Hard to Find. LBM Dealers Are Gobbling It Up
The Building Center isn't just the name of a lumberyard in Charlotte. It's also symbolic of what a significant subset of construction...
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