Who Wins Now that LL Flooring Has Lost?
With the big retailing flooring chain liquidating, several competing retailers stand to pick up its $900 million in annual revenues. The news that LL Flooring, the 400-store specialty chain already in bankruptcy, would be shutting down completely and liquidating was not totally unexpected: the company had said if it couldn’t arrange for a new owner […]
It’s Taking Longer to Build a Single-Family Home
New numbers from the Census Bureau indicate that the average single-family home takes half a month longer to build than it used to. If it sometimes seems like everything takes a little longer to finish these days, you might be right when it comes to building a single-family home. A new National Association of Home […]
Mark Your Calendar for WWMM in October
The annual IWF Woodworking Manufacturing Month is only a few weeks away, a great way to get ready for all that 2025 has to offer. It’s North America’s largest annual event for the woodworking industry and it’s almost here. Get ready as top-tier manufacturers throughout the business bring you their newest products, innovations and technologies. […]
The Mass Timber Business Is Booming but Geography Is a Factor
Around the world, the use of mass timber for new construction has skyrocketed but in some parts of the world builders need to be careful. New mass timber buildings, some as high as 30 stories, are turning up in the U.S., Europe and Asia but a new report suggests that certain climates are less hospitable […]
Home Depot’s Lower Forecast Sets Stage for ’25 First Half
Home Depot has been one of the best performing retailers in the home improvement space but it sees a slower return for its business. No retailer has been a better performer or been more indicative of the remodeling and home improvement sector than Home Depot so when it reduces its forecast for its upcoming business […]
LL Flooring Could Be Liquidating Its Entire Company
One of the biggest retailers of wood products filed bankruptcy and unless it finds a savior it could go out of business. We know just about every retailer in the home remodeling and home furnishings sector is struggling in the housing market downturn but LL Flooring seems to be worse off than most. The big […]
IWF 2024: We Have a Big Winner
IWF 2024 featured 1,093 exhibitors and thousands and thousands of buyer attendees in a four-day run of big buying and selling. Here’s a look back at all the action. Big Show [envira-gallery id=”18045″] Big Business [envira-gallery id=”18059″] Big Crowds [envira-gallery id=”18069″] Big Fun [envira-gallery id=”18082″] Big Partnerships IWF 2024 Show Site Brand Partners [envira-gallery id=”18093″]
That’s a Wrap for IWF ’24: See You in August 2026
This year’s International Woodworking Fair wrapped up earlier this month and preparations are already in place for 2026. The numbers were as big as some of the giant machinery and exhibitors’ products that filled the 1M+ square-foot footprint of the Georgia World Congress Center this month as an estimated 26,000 attendees from across the entire […]
Besse Forest Products Shutting Down 3 of 4 Facilities
The Wisconsin company blamed the industry downturn for its decision to shut down its mills in early August. Besse cited market conditions for its decision to shut down three of its four mills in Wisconsin, according to press reports. The filings to shut down were dated Aug. 1 and the company said it would begin […]
Atlanta Wood Foundation Reusing Trees, One at a Time
A new organization in the Georgia city is repurposing fallen trees for furniture and other secondary uses. Georgia has long been known for its forests and as a key supplier for lumber for the building trade. But an Atlanta non-profit organization is harvesting timber on a much smaller scale as a way to repurpose fallen […]