9 More Inspirations for U.S. Dealers from the Global DIY-Summit
By Craig Webb President, Webb Analytics More than 1,000 people from 50+ countries came to Rome in mid-June for lessons and ideas on "How...
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Craig Webb
- Jun 18
- 3 min
How Much Greenhouse Gases Do LBM Manufacturers and Dealers Produce? Expect Increasing Pressure to Measure Your Output
America's LBM product makers and dealers should pay attention to efforts by The Home Depot, Lowe's, California, and global bodies to do...
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Craig Webb
- Jun 18
- 2 min
Completion of Home Depot-SRS Deal Makes 2024 LBM's Biggest M&A Market in Years
The nearly 770 locations that changed hands June 18 when The Home Depot's purchase of SRS Distribution was completed means that--combined...
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Craig Webb
- Jun 17
- 1 min
LBM People in the News, June 2024
DEALERS DISTRIBUTORS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATIONS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND INVESTORS
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Craig Webb
- May 15
- 3 min
Paddling Hard but Moving Slow: Increasingly, That's LBM's Outlook for the Rest of 2024
After years in which dealers struggled from crisis to crisis, a slew of public reports and economic indicators suggest we can expect many...
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Craig Webb
- May 15
- 2 min
Aside from the SRS-Home Depot Purchase, LBM's Recent M&A Action Features Deals by BFS, US LBM, Kodiak, R.P., and Gulfeagle
Creating pins for the roughly 770 locations involved in The Home Depot's purchase of SRS Distribution would easily obscure all the other...
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Craig Webb
- May 14
- 1 min
LBM People in the News, May 2024
DEALERS DISTRIBUTORS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATIONS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS
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Craig Webb
- May 6
- 2 min
Webb Analytics’ 2024 Construction Supply 150 Reveals Biggest Revenue Drops at Dealers Since the Great Recession
Blame lumber’s price plunge, a slowdown in construction, and fewer DIY sales. But dealers predict a modest recovery this year WASHINGTON,...
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Craig Webb
- May 1
- 2 min
LBM Dealers Double Down on Credit Card Costs in Hill Visits
Several dozen construction supply officials urged members of Congress on April 30 to work toward lowering credit card processing fees,...
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Craig Webb
- Apr 15
- 4 min
Everyone's Trying to Get an Angle on What The Home Depot's Acquisition of SRS Means for LBM
The Home Depot's $18.25 billion purchase of SRS Distribution has become a Rorschach test for dealers and analysts, generating diverse...
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Craig Webb
- Apr 15
- 2 min
What Else Has Been Bought or Opened in LBM Lately Besides SRS? Quite a Lot
When a single transaction accounts for roughly 760 locations on an M&A deals map, the result can overwhelm the image. This map highlights...
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Craig Webb
- Apr 15
- 1 min
LBM People in the News, April 2024
DEALERS DISTRIBUTORS AND CO-OPS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATIONS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS
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Craig Webb
- Mar 28
- 4 min
The Home Depot Buys SRS Distribution, Expanding Its Pro Reach
By Craig Webb Calling it "one of the absolute finest assets that we've seen" in decades, The Home Depot (THD) announced March 28 it will...
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Craig Webb
- Mar 24
- 3 min
Do it Best Market Highlights: Ecommerce Growth, New Software, Rebates, Lumber Forecasts, a Merger and an Ex-President
Do it Best (DIB) packed a bunch of headlines--plus a presidential headliner--into its Spring Market in Houston on March 23-25. Here are...
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Craig Webb
- Mar 13
- 3 min
Here’s How to Do Business During this Heated Election Season
Does business suffer in a presidential election year? Could fights among employees over Biden vs. Trump cripple your company? Webb...
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Craig Webb
- Mar 13
- 2 min
At Just 1.4 Locations per Acquisition, LBM's M&A Record in '24 Is Short on Megadeals
Twenty-four buyers. Thirty-one deals. Forty-four facilities acquired. That's the relatively meager tally for LBM's M&A activity through...
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Craig Webb
- Mar 13
- 2 min
Builders Planning More Starts This Year, Zonda's Chief Economist Says
Four out of five builders polled by Zonda plan to build more homes this year, with 51% of all those surveyed saying they’ll build at...
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Craig Webb
- Mar 13
- 2 min
Expect Continued Strains on Lumber Supplies, Interfor’s Chief Warns
North America’s lumber-producing capacity will be constrained for years to come, as steady growth in the Southern U.S. will be too little...
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Craig Webb
- Mar 12
- 1 min
LBM People in the News, March 2024
DEALERS DISTRIBUTORS MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATIONS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS
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Craig Webb
- Feb 14
- 2 min
Webb Analytics Finds Construction Supply M&A Deals Count Slid 22% in ’23; Number of Facilities Acquired Fell only 2.6%
Pro-oriented, residentially focused construction supply companies saw 22% fewer deals in 2023, but the number of locations acquired...
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