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Do it Best Group 2026 Vendors of the Year

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On November 11, 2026
2026 Vendor of the Year, Do it Best

Do it Best Group recognized its 2026 Vendors of the Year during Fall Market, celebrating supplier partners whose exceptional products, service and collaboration continue to strengthen independent hardware stores, lumberyards and home improvement businesses across the country.

ACE HARDWARE REPORTS RECORD THIRD QUARTER 2026 RESULTS

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On November 10, 2026
Ace Hardware, Q3 Revenue Report

Ace Hardware Corporation ("Ace" or the "Company") today reported third quarter 2026 revenues of $2.5 billion, an increase of $53.3 million, or 2.1 percent, from the third quarter of 2025. Net income was $142.1 million for the third quarter of 2026, an increase of $42.4 million from the third quarter of 2025.

Mi-T-M Introduces Backpack Vacuums for Professional Cleaning

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On November 10, 2026
Mi-T-M Backpack Vacuum

Mi-T-M Corporation is expanding its floor care equipment line with two new commercial backpack vacuums designed to help professionals clean more efficiently. Available in 6-quart and 10-quart capacities, these backpack vacuums combine powerful suction, advanced filtration and comfortable mobility for cleaning a variety of spaces.

Orgill Spotlights Independence During Grow Your Way Event

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On November 9, 2026
Grow You Way Event, Orgill, Orgill Innovation Center

Orgill is welcoming current and prospective customers to its 553,000-square-foot Innovation Center in Collierville, Tennessee, this week for an opportunity to network with one another, mingle with the industry’s top vendors and get a firsthand look at all the ways retailers can strengthen and grow their businesses – on their terms.

Do it Best Group Named Innovative Company of the Year

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On November 9, 2026
Do it Best, Mark Michael and NRI Innovative Company of the Year, NIIC Award

Do it Best Group has received the Northeast Indiana Innovation Community’s 2026 Mark Michael and NEI Innovative Company of the Year Award, recognizing its development of practical technology that helps independent retailers complete and grow.

House-Hasson Partners with University of Tennessee’s Global Supply Chain Institute

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On November 9, 2026
Global Supply Chain, House Hasson, University of Tennessee

House-Hasson Hardware, one of the nation’s largest independent hardware distributors, has joined the Global Supply Chain Institute (GSCI) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business as a corporate partner. The partnership brings together two longstanding Knoxville institutions to advance student learning, professional development, and supply chain innovation. Through the partnership, University of Tennessee students will have new opportunities to apply classroom knowledge to real-world business challenges through internships, potential part-time employment and project-based learning with House-Hasson. In turn, the company will benefit from fresh perspectives, collaborative research opportunities and access to the university’s nationally recognized supply chain programs.

Remodeling Activity Holds Flat in Second Quarter Amid Housing Slowdown

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On November 9, 2026
Industry News, NAHB, Remodeling Slowdown

Remodeling activity was flat in the second quarter amid a broader nationwide housing slowdown, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) State Projections of Remodeling (SPR). The SPR provides a quarterly, state-by-state analysis of remodeling spending, market share and changes in spending.The SPR showed a near-even split in the second quarter: Remodeling spending declined in 26 states and increased in 24 states. The average growth rate across all states was 0.0%.

The Inspired Home Show Finds Its Next Chapter at AmericasMart Atlanta

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On November 8, 2026
The Inspired Home Show

ANDMORE and the International Housewares Association (IHA) today announced a new, eight-year partnership that will bring The Inspired Home Show to AmericasMart Atlanta, co-located alongside Winter Atlanta Market, beginning in January 2028. The move brings The Inspired Home Show into a permanent, cross-category marketplace model for the first time in its history, adding year-round showrooms to its tradeshow presence, and grows AmericasMart's dedicated housewares and tabletop footprint tenfold.

Orgill Hires New Chief Marketing Officer

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On November 3, 2026
CMO of Orgill, Executive VP, Orgill, Scott Wakeman

Orgill, the world’s largest independent hardlines distributor, has hired Scott Wakeman as its new Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer. In this role, Wakeman will spearhead marketing, branding and communication efforts for the $3.8 billion company as well as guide and support similar retail service programs for Orgill’s customer base.

Mead Family Cancer Center Opens in Columbus

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On October 24, 2026
Bob Mead, Mead Family Cancer Center, Mead Lumber, Morton Mead

The Columbus Community Hospital (CCH) and the Mead family celebrated the ribbon cutting for the Mead Family Cancer Center on Thursday, October 22. Made possible by a gift from Bob Mead, who led Mead Lumber as president and CEO from 1987 to 2006, the center brings comprehensive cancer services together in one location next to the hospital. It opens to patients in November.

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