Big Home Centers' Influence Sways The Broader Materials Market

摘要

Even though "big box" stores Home Depot and Lowe's primarily are the domain of the non-professional do-it-yourself construction consumers, the retailers' influence on the construction materials market may be more industrywide than their target audience would imply. The huge amounts of materials that rapidly move through the thousands of stores, and the just-in-time supply chains that feed them, are a recipe for price volatility and materials shortages, some industry sources say.