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Home Channel News is a monthly publication that has been delivering important news since 1975. This newsmagazine caters to retailers, wholesalers, distributors, buying co-ops, and lumber and building material professionals who provide hardware and home improvement products to both DIY enthusiasts and construction experts.

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Tractor Supply talks tariffs, AI, and more

1 week ago | hbsdealer.com | Dan Berthiaume

Q: Why is Tractor Supply Company opening a new distribution center? We are operating 10 distribution centers across the country and have a gap up in the Pacific Northwest. The new facility in Nampa, Idaho will allow us to serve the Pacific Northwest. Stores in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho and Nevada are serviced from either Arizona or Nebraska.
Weber lines up with Ace and Emery Jensen

1 week ago | hbsdealer.com | Ken Clark

Skip to main content Weber, one of the world’s largest grill manufacturers, made a significant change in its distribution strategy, opting to strike an exclusive deal in the convenience hardware channel with Oak Brook, Illinois-based Ace Hardware Corp. and its Emery-Jensen Distribution division. The exclusive distribution arrangement will kick in Dec. 31, 2025.
The HBSDealer 10-Q Review

1 week ago | hbsdealer.com | Ken Clark

During recent quarterly earnings calls, phrases such as "challenging market conditions" and "tariff uncertainty," are increasingly common. The challenges are reflected in the latest rendition of the HBSDealer 10-Q Review, tracking the quarterly financial performance of major publicly traded companies in the hardware and building supply industry. So far, 22 companies have reported earnings in this latest round.
One on One with the ‘Next Gen’

1 week ago | hbsdealer.com | Ken Clark

Adam Collins is leading S.W. Collins Company into the future as a part of the Maine-based prodealer's sixth generation. Adam's role at the company extends beyond his title of Store Manager. He handles Homeowner and Contractor Sales, as well as purchasing commodity inventory for the company. As he explains above, the best part of his job he feels is coaching and mentoring employees and helping them find their passion in leadership and sales.
BSH Home Appliances debuts Beverly Hills showroom | HBS Dealer

2 weeks ago | hbsdealer.com | Robby Brumberg

Bosch unveils a high-end hub in a luxury retail hotbed.
Poll results: Feeling the tariffs

2 weeks ago | hbsdealer.com | Ken Clark

As international trade policies shift, the hardware and building supply indsustry must navigate fluctuating costs on imported goods such as steel, aluminum, and fasteners—materials essential to their operations. These added costs often ripple through the supply chain, challenging margins and forcing companies to rethink sourcing, stocking, and customer pricing. Most voices on the subject agree: there are a lot of factors that remain to play out in coming weeks and months.
Blocking and tackling for women

2 weeks ago | hbsdealer.com | Ken Clark

Odessa ‘OJ’ Jenkins gave a glimpse of her fighting spirit during.a recent interview with Essence magazine. “The idea that football isn’t for women,” Jenkins said, “is as crazy as the idea that football isn’t for kids.
April 2025 lumber report: Pricing eases (for now)

2 weeks ago | hbsdealer.com | Kéta Kosman

Skip to main content As April waned and talk of potential tariffs on Canadian lumber entering the U.S. faded, prices of North American construction framing dimension softwood lumber settled down to proper levels given existing supply-demand conditions. The fact that demand remained quite soft, particularly for the time of year when new home building normally would be increasing, was lost on no one.
GatorBar intends to redefine rebar

3 weeks ago | hbsdealer.com | Ken Clark

“Slowly we're changing that perception and showing people the world of benefits that GatorBar can afford a project,” said Chris Reynolds, director of marketing for GatorBar. “And we're making headway.”In 2013, GatorBar founders Erik Kiilunen and Ken Keranen saw an opportunity to use manufacturing and material science technologies to produce fiber-reinforced polymer rebar (composite rebar) that is cost competitive with steel.
Lowe’s in the Top 3 Rundown

3 weeks ago | hbsdealer.com | Ken Clark

Those developments made the Top Three Rundown for Week 17 of the hardware and building Supply industry. Watch the video above, and click on the links below for more. The Top Three is sponsored by the 2025 ProDealer Industry Summit, coming to Louisville, Kentucky, Oct. 8-10.