The HBSDealer February issue is now online

The latest issue of Hardware & Building Supply Dealer is now available in a digital format. 

The second issue of 2023 is marked as The Decking Issue" with highlights from a 2023 bright spot for building supply dealers. Included is a special guest column from Deckorators’ Michelle Hendricks on outdoor trends.

The surge in decking and outdoor living product sales seen through the pandemic period, when money was diverted to home living projects from other options, has slowed significantly through the end of 2022.

And the trend is expected to progress in the next 12 to 18 months, the North American Decking and Railing Association (NADRA) told HBSDealer.

“2023 through 2024 has the potential to be a challenging one for most industries, not least the outdoor living and decking ones,” says Sir Barry John Davis, NADRA International Ambassador.

Also in the February issue: 

• E-commerce leaders from the hardware and buillding supply industry share strategies and tactics.;
• Independent Profile: Aubuchon Company, past and present;
• Lowe’s CEO Marvin Ellison celebrates the mission of City of Hope; and

• Top Women in Hardware & Building Supply: Sprinting into opportunities with Olivia Martinelli of Lumbermen’s Inc.