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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...

Craig Webb
Aug 18, 20223 min read
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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...

Craig Webb
Aug 16, 20224 min read
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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...

Craig Webb
Jul 15, 20223 min read
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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...

Craig Webb
Jul 13, 20223 min read
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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...

Craig Webb
Jul 13, 20224 min read
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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...

Craig Webb
Jul 12, 20222 min read
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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...

Craig Webb
Jul 11, 20222 min read
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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,...

Craig Webb
Jul 7, 20227 min read
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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...

Craig Webb
Jun 23, 20223 min read
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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...

Craig Webb
Jun 22, 20224 min read
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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...

Craig Webb
Jun 17, 20224 min read
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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...

Craig Webb
May 11, 20223 min read
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LBM People in the News, May 2022
DEALERS Kodiak Building Partners announced promotions of Greg Ulvedal and Kirk Dryden to Co-Presidents of the Interiors Group. They...

Craig Webb
May 11, 20223 min read
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5 Signals from LBM's Q1 Earnings Season to Factor Into Your Second-Half 2022 Plans
While only a handful of LBM operations have to report how they're doing every quarter, they are big enough to provide lots of leading...

Craig Webb
May 10, 20223 min read
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Construction Supply 150 Shows Lumberyard Revenues Soared Above Gains for Specialty Yards, Big Boxes
High-flying lumber prices helped drive a 19.2% revenue increase by this year's Construction Supply 150, with vast differences in growth...

Craig Webb
May 3, 20224 min read
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The Fed's Attempt at a Soft Landing Could Fail. Here Are 5 Ways LBM Could Be Affected
By Craig Webb, president, Webb Analytics* There's growing pessimism that the Federal Reserve can successfully pilot the U.S. economy to a...

Craig Webb
Apr 19, 20223 min read
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Truss, Specialty Dealers, Hardware Stores Featured in Latest LBM Deals Action
Variety abounds in this latest monthly roundup of acquisitions, openings, and closures involving construction supply companies. No one...

Craig Webb
Apr 18, 20221 min read
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LBM People in the News, April 2022
DEALERS Beacon Building Products announced that Damien Katzenmeyer (left) has been appointed VP of Fleet while Alvin Cung has been...

Craig Webb
Apr 18, 20224 min read
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LMC Reports 44% Rise in Purchases to Nearly $8bln in 2021
Lumbermens Merchandising Corporation (LMC) made $7.9 billion worth of purchases on behalf of its member dealers in 2021, up 44% from a...

Craig Webb
Mar 25, 20221 min read
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Lumber Price Spikes Come and Go. Wage Hikes Stay. Is There Trouble Ahead?
By Craig Webb, President, Webb Analytics The first wave of dealer reports for the 2022 Construction Supply 150 reveal both a happy and a...

Craig Webb
Mar 21, 20222 min read
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