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Alaska, Iowa Figure Prominently in Latest LBM Deals
LBM dealer locations acquired (blue dots), had greenfield openings (green), or were closed (red) YTD 2025. Source: Webb Analytics Webb...

Craig Webb
Sep 17, 20251 min read
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LBM People in the News, September 2025
DEALERS Company Individual Title Location/Notes 84 Lumber Ryan Beals OSR Holbrook, MA 84 Lumber Chris Brown OSR Tampa Bay FL area 84...

Craig Webb
Sep 17, 20254 min read
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While The Home Depot, QXO, and Lowe's Get All the Attention, Don't Ignore ABC Supply
Acquisitions, openings, and closures involving ABC Supply roofing stores and its L&W Supply unit, 2023-YTD 2025. Source: Webb Analytics...

Craig Webb
Sep 15, 20251 min read
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Where Is QXO Headed? Jacobs Reveals Some Actions Under Way
Brad Jacobs, Chairman and CEO, QXO Where is QXO headed? In a QXO-edited summary of remarks to analysts issued Sept. 11, Chairman and...

Craig Webb
Sep 15, 20251 min read
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GOP Effort Launched to Keep Energy Dept. from Enforcing Energy Standards on Manufactured Housing
Rep. Mike Flood, R-NE A Congressional leader on housing policy who's bullish on manufactured homes helped introduce a bill Sept. 9 that...

Craig Webb
Sep 10, 20252 min read
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True Value Brand Revival Launched, with 'Parks and Recreation' Star Nick Offerman in Leading Role
By Craig Webb Nick Offerman Do it Best revealed Sept. 5 it plans a major campaign to revive the True Value brand that will feature...

Craig Webb
Sep 6, 20253 min read
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Do it Best Breaks Down the When-to-Buy Opportunities
Do it Best's LBM Luncheon on Sept. 5 featured market outlooks and buying tips from (left to right) Abeer Saeed, merchandise manager for...

Craig Webb
Sep 5, 20252 min read
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Florida LBM Experts’ Outlook: Chaos Now, Resilient Scrambling Later
From left: Danny Bachman, Dixie Plywood; Jim Kirkvliet, Parliment Building Products; Don Magruder, RoMac Lumber; Shyam Reddy, BlueLinx;...

Craig Webb
Sep 2, 20255 min read
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Duties on Canadian Lumber Are Going Up Dramatically. When Will We See an Impact?
Source: Commerce Department via NLBMDA The Commerce Department's more than doubling of countervailing and antidumping duties on Canadian...

Craig Webb
Aug 13, 20252 min read
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LBM People in the News, August 2025
DEALERS Company Individual Title Location/Notes 84 Lumber Ashley Cyprowski Cecil Senior Marketing Manager 84 Lumber Tedra Schadt...

Craig Webb
Aug 13, 20254 min read
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What to Do on a Seven-Day, 400-Mile Bike Ride Across Iowa? Visit LBM Dealers, of Course
By Craig Webb, President, Webb Analytics Harken Lumber, Aplington Imagine being at your lumberyard in your town of just 1,100 people,...

Craig Webb
Aug 13, 20253 min read
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Analysts Issue Bullish Ratings on QXO, More for Jacobs' Past Successes and M&A Skills, Less for Current Efforts
By Craig Webb, President, Webb Analytics Stock analysts' initial ratings on QXO issued in recent weeks are universally positive, relying...

Craig Webb
Aug 13, 20253 min read
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Deals by Hammond Lumber, Decks & Docks Highlight Summer's LBM M&A Action
LBM facilities acquired (blue pins), newly opened (green) or closed (red) YTD 2025. Source: Webb Analytics Ware-Butler Building Supply ...

Craig Webb
Aug 12, 20252 min read
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LBM People in the News, July 2025
DEALERS Company Individual Title Location/Notes 84 Lumber Larry Lowe Store Manager Upper Marlboro, MD ABC Supply Gus Suarez Branch...

Craig Webb
Jul 9, 20253 min read
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LBM M&A Mid-Year Update: Both More and Less Than It Appears
Source: Webb Analytics Two different sets of numbers are telling two very different stories in LBM's mergers and acquisitions market so...

Craig Webb
Jul 8, 20252 min read
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The Home Depot to Buy Drywall Specialist GMS for $5.5B, Topping QXO's Bid
Locations of 435 Gypsum Management and Supply stores (blue dots) and 795 SRS Distribution Inc. stores (orange dots). Source: Webb...

Craig Webb
Jun 30, 20252 min read
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Here We Go Again: QXO Proposes to Buy Drywall Giant Gypsum Management & Supply
By Craig Webb, President, Webb Analytics QXO late June 18 took its second giant step toward becoming a $50 billion company by proposing...

Craig Webb
Jun 18, 20252 min read
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LBM Dealers Plan to Increasingly Pass Along Product Price Hikes, Survey Suggests
By Craig Webb, President, Webb Analytics One of the best and freshest surveys of construction supply suggests dealers are increasingly...

Craig Webb
Jun 18, 20252 min read
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LBM People in the News, June 2025
Sponsored by SnapDragon Associates DEALERS Company Individual Title Location/Notes 84 Lumber Trevor Ellis GM Augusta, GA 84 Lumber Bailey...

Craig Webb
Jun 18, 20255 min read
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LBM Deals Pace Has Turned Sluggish Since Mid-April
LBM facilities acquired (blue pins), opened or soon to open (green) or closed (red) YTD in continental U.S. Source: Webb Analytics The...

Craig Webb
Jun 17, 20252 min read
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