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Home improvement
On Presidents Day, many elect to shop, despite prices
Feb 20, 2023
Retail sales were up 3% in January from the month before, but some categories — like building supplies — were mostly flat.
Will that kitchen remodel pay for itself when you sell your house?
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Amy Scott
Feb 17, 2023
Most home improvement projects don't break even, a new study says. But the value of an upgrade may be more than financial.
This Connecticut contractor says rising demand has left him “overwhelmed”
Aug 25, 2022
Bruce Ridenour has been a contractor for 40 years and said local contractors in Danbury, Connecticut don't have bandwidth to handle all the new demand.
Aging housing stock fuels home improvement boom
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Amy Scott
Feb 23, 2022
Among the beneficiaries: Lowe's and Home Depot.
Does the DIY home improvement boom have staying power?
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Amy Scott
Dec 14, 2021
Do-it-yourself projects were declining. Then the pandemic arrived.
We're doing shutters all wrong
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Amy Scott
Feb 25, 2021
And historic preservationist Scott Sidler is on a mission to change that.
Pandemic home improvement can lead to remodelers' remorse
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Amy Scott
Jan 28, 2021
All this time at home has a lot of us rethinking our living spaces — with sometimes regrettable results.
For public good, not for profit.
Winter is coming for home improvement retailers
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Andy Uhler
Nov 18, 2020
As people spend less time outdoors, will they keep shopping at places like Home Depot and Lowe's?
How are retail sales numbers higher than they were last year?
Aug 14, 2020
People are still shopping — just for different stuff.
Home-improvement stores thrive as residents take on projects
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Erika Beras
May 19, 2020
Home Depot reported a 6% increase in sales and True Value says paint sales are up more than 20% as Americans use lockdown to clean up, paint up, and fix up.