Its that time of year. Homeowners are starting the process of fixing up their house and gardens. That means people will be buying lumber, drywall, appliances, plants, outdoor furniture, etc. as the do-it-yourselfer go to work. There are 3 big companies that compete in this space, Home Depot (HD), Lowe's (LOW), and Ace Hardware which is a retailer-owned hardware cooperative. Between Lowe's and Home Depot, we think HD is the cheaper of the two publicly traded companies. So we are going to focus on HD today.
