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    Contractor Topic Study: Product Purchase Channel Preferences

    Where do con­trac­tors pre­fer to shop for the prod­ucts they use for their projects? Learn more from HIR­I’s Con­trac­tor Top­ic Study regard­ing pur­chase chan­nel spend­ing and pref­er­ence, online ver­sus in-store pur­chas­ing and pre­ferred pur­chas­ing meth­ods today ver­sus one year ago. 
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