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Home Centers & Hardware Stores
First Research, April 2012, Pages: 10
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Executive Summary
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter:
The US home center and hardware store, or home improvement retail, industry includes about 23,000 hardware stores and home centers with combined annual revenue of about $150 billion. Major home center companies include The Home Depot and Lowe's Companies; major hardware store companies include True Value Company and Ace Hardware. The home center segment of the industry is highly concentrated: the top four companies account for more than 90 percent of segment revenue. The hardware store segment of the industry is fragmented: the top 50 companies account for about 30 percent of segment revenue. Home centers offer more building supplies (such as lumber and flooring) and appliances than hardware stores. Home centers account for about 85 percent of industry revenue; hardware stores for about 15 percent. Hardware stores account for about 70 percent of retail locations for the industry, compared to about 30 percent for home centers.
The global home center and hardware store industry generates about $500 billion in annual revenue, according to the European Federation of DIY Manufacturers. Leading regions include North America (58 percent of the market), Europe (35 percent) and Asia/Pacific (5 percent). Major companies outside the US include Kingfisher (UK), Leroy Merlin (France), OBI (Germany), Praktiker (Germany), and Bauhaus (Germany).
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Home remodeling and repair and new homebuilding drive demand. The profitability of individual companies depends on low-cost purchasing, effective merchandising, and competitive pricing. Large companies can offer wide selections, supply high-volume...
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