Home Improvement & Hardware Retail Industry Description

Companies that retail tools, building materials, garden supplies, and other items used in home improvement, maintenance, and construction.

Summary

Home improvement appears to be less a retail sector and more a movement. Consider this: When the ABC program Home Improvement debuted in 1991, The Home Depot's annual sales were about $3.8 billion and the company employed 21,500. In 2007 the #1 do-it-yourself -- DIY -- store operator in the US (ahead of rival Lowe's Companies) rang up sales in excess of $90 billion with 364,000 on the payroll.

Home Improvement & Hardware Retail Industry Resources

• 2 House and Home
  
• Home Channel News
  
• Insider News
  
• Toolsweb.com
  
• Trade Show News Network
  

Home Improvement & Hardware Retail Industry Terminology

• DoItYourselfers Glossary of Popular Construction Terms