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LBM Dealer Sentiment: Shifts in Inventory Turns from Q1 to Q3 2025
Principia’s ongoing monthly survey has been monitoring how lumberyards and traditional one-step distributors perceive changes in their inventory turns throughout 2025. Respondents were asked to indicate their level of agreement with the statement: inventory turns, on the whole, are decreasing.
Mixed Signals in Residential Construction: What Dealers, Builders, and Contractors Are Telling Us
Brands and Inventory Don’t Drive Competitive Advantage for LBM Dealers
Driving Demand Through Education: How Manufacturers Could Benefit from Promoting Weather Resilient Exterior Products
Building Product Costs: How Pricing Trends Have Shifted Over Time
What Home Improvement Projects Are Most Often Paired Together?
Flooring Market: Discretionary Replacement Drives Flooring Replacement Projects
Buyers of New Homes Offered Product Options: Survey Reveals Top Product Categories for Selection and Upgrades