All Boxed Out? - 2003-01-01
No one will deny that the "big box" retailers haven't changed the way consumers look for and buy home improvement products. Today, however, these big retailers, notably Lowe's and The Home Depot, are also capturing more than $5 billion in installation business a year.

How well are these partnerships working and how are they changing the way the rest of the remodeling industry prices and sells its services in light of this environment of low mortgage rates?
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Editor's Notes: Landmarks - 2003-01-01
I always laugh when someone characterizes the home building industry as backward, resistant to change. Granted many homes today are constructed the same way they always were, with a conventional stick frame.

In recent years, we've covered the emergence of computerization and the remarkable onset of mass customization. Currently, the industry is experiencing boom times fueled by low mortgage rates.
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