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The Eco­nom­ic & Indus­try Update cov­ers gen­er­al eco­nom­ic data, hous­ing mar­ket data, and home improve­ment mar­ket data.

Pro­fes­sion­al con­trac­tors have their own needs and desires when choos­ing which chan­nel to pur­chase their goods. Learn pro’s chan­nel selec­tion behav­iors, dri­vers and sat­is­fac­tions with the Con­trac­tor Chan­nel Behav­ior report.

HIR­I’s 2021 Vir­tu­al Sum­mit Day Three is focused on the home improve­ment chan­nels. See pre­sen­ta­tion record­ings and down­load pre­sen­ta­tion materials.

HIR­I’s 2021 Vir­tu­al Sum­mit Day Two is focused on the home improve­ment cus­tomer, prod­ucts and projects. See pre­sen­ta­tion record­ings and down­load pre­sen­ta­tion materials.

HIR­I’s 2021 Vir­tu­al Sum­mit Day One is focused on the home improve­ment mar­ket. See pre­sen­ta­tion record­ings and down­load pre­sen­ta­tion materials.

As part of our com­mit­ment to pro­vide HIRI mem­bers with some of the best research, we have part­nered with Trend Hunter, a leader in trend spot­ting, to help iden­ti­fied what are some of the trends that play a role in the home, hous­ing, and home improve­ment. As part of this part­ner­ship, we will be releas­ing a series of reports focus­ing on these trends. Along with the infor­ma­tion itself with­in the report, each one gives an oppor­tu­ni­ty to dig deep­er into the var­i­ous top­ics to relat­ed writ­ings and arti­cles sup­port­ing these trends.

While fre­quent­ly look­ing at Con­trac­tor pur­chas­ing, much empha­sis is giv­en to what pur­chas­es are made. This report takes a step back and exam­ines how Pros are mak­ing the deci­sions on which prod­ucts to buy.

The Home Improve­ment Research Insti­tute (HIRI) com­mis­sioned Deci­sion Ana­lyst to con­duct the 2021 install­ment of the organization’s sur­vey which explores the impact of e‑business on the home improve­ment industry.

In this webi­nar, Arlene Kish of IHS Mark­it will dis­cuss the Cana­di­an econ­o­my and its impact on the home improve­ment market.

The home improve­ment industry’s only prod­uct focused size of mar­ket study.

The Eco­nom­ic & Indus­try Update cov­ers gen­er­al eco­nom­ic data, hous­ing mar­ket data, and home improve­ment mar­ket data.

This report is a joint effort with the NPD Group giv­ing insight into home improve­ment e‑commerce activ­i­ty by track­ing receipt data sub­mit­ted through its Receipt­Pal panel.