Analysts who study the home improvement industry predict a slow recovery.
Even so, as the home improvement industry consolidates, analysts, including Mr. Kaiser, say Home Depot and Lowe's are well positioned.
Home Depot fell 65 cents, to $44.25, after beating earnings expectations on Tuesday but indicating that it was cautious about the future of the home improvement industry.
Lowe's,like much of the housing and home improvement industry, has been battered by a weak real estate market, rising unemployment and weak consumer confidence.
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The company does not break down sales figures, but according to estimates by Hardlines, a weekly electronic news service for the home improvement industry, Home Depot Canada sales last year were $1.8 billion.
"We view 2010 as a year of transition for the home improvement industry, and we don't expect consistent improvement in core demand until the fundamentals of the labor and housing markets improve," Mr. Niblock in a call with analysts.
After more than a year of not spending money on their homes, consumers began refurbishing their kitchens and painting their living rooms in what appears to be the early stages of a comeback for the home improvement industry.
Here is a sampler of growing job sectors serving an aging population and the continuing education you may need for a job: Home Modification Pro A recent report from Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies predicts a continued period of recovery and growth for the American home improvement industry, powered in large part by the many older homeowners who are preparing to age in place.
The home improvement industry has been hit hard by the housing downturn.
The home improvement industry is also poised to gain from a generation of family-centric seniors.
