Almost 50 million U.S. home owners (29%) are taking on landscaping projects, according to Scarborough Research, a consumer and media research firm. Landscaping is the top home improvement followed by interior painting/wallpaper (28%) and carpeting/floor covering (14%).
The stores at which consumer shopped the most during the past year for home improvement products were Home Depot (51%), Lowe’s (47%), Walmart (31%) and Ace Hardware (23%).
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