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HBS Dealer
U.S. industry trade (hardware and building supply sector)
HBS Dealer (Hardware + Building Supply Dealer) is a B2B trade publication owned by EnsembleIQ covering news, data, and analysis for hardware stores, lumberyards, home centers, and their suppliers. It is not a politically oriented outlet; its editorial focus is on industry trends, retail performance, and policy changes that affect the hardware and building supply sector. When covering Trump administration actions such as tariffs and trade policy, it does so through the lens of business impact on its readership rather than political advocacy.
Owned byEnsembleIQ, a Chicago-based B2B media company backed by private equity firm RFE Investment Partners
LeaningU.S. industry trade (hardware and building supply sector)
On the administrationmostly neutral
2average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun