HIRI conference provides home improvement customer...

Do-It-Yourself Retailing;  November 1, 2003 ;     321 words ......many valuable presentations offered at this year's Home Improvement Research Institute's (HIRI) annual conference in September. The...More Living Space 7% Self Satisfaction 6% Source: Home Improvement Research Institute

National and international wheat improvement research in the post-Green...

American Journal of Agricultural Economics;  May 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ......national and international crop improvement research efforts. Second, we estimate research...hypothesis of declining returns to crop improvement research by projecting the payoff to continued...Eicher). The study analyzes crop improvement research for spring wheat produced in low...

Travel & tourism shows robust advertising growth.

Economic Times (New Delhi, India);  April 24, 2005 ;     302 words ......though, mainly remaining focussed on Print. The category grew around 30 percent in 2004 to around Rs 250 crore...to the preceding years' growth rate, however, the category grew at a slower pace last year. Travel and tourism had...

Home improvement called strong, despite modest housing market...

Kitchen & Bath Design News;  April 1, 2006 ;     317 words ......the Tampa, FL-based Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI), a nonprofit...managing director of the Home Improvement Research Institute. But housing...2010 369.9 Source: Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI)

Home owners skimp on first-year fix-ups.(Statistics: industry trends by...

Landscape Management;  August 1, 2004 ;     76 words ...A March survey conducted by the Home Improvement Research Institute showed that just 22% of new home buyers do landscape projects in the first year. These projects include seeding lawns...

Long-term specialty outlook strong; HIRI forecast: home improvement...

Qualified Remodeler;  March 1, 2006 ;     404 words ......estimates by the Tampa, Fla.-based Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI), a nonprofit organization...Miller, managing director of the Home Improvement Research Institute. But housing turnover...2009 349.6 2010 369.9 Source: Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI), 2006 ...

When buying a new home, lumber and building materials is the second most...

Do-It-Yourself Retailing;  October 1, 2005 ;     67 words ......second most popular category of product purchased (after paint and sundries), according to 2004 research by the Home Improvement Research Institute. Twenty-five percent of recent home buyers had purchased lumber/building materials to complete projects in...

Purdue Forestry Department Receives $21 Million in Timberland.

Ascribe Higher Education News Service;  October 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Resources and its hardwood tree improvement research in his will shortly before he died...would like to endow hardwood tree improvement research at the center.' Michler had five...timber will support hardwood tree improvement research at Purdue, Davis said. The periodic...

Storage products.(Brief Article)

Do-It-Yourself Retailing;  October 1, 2003 ;     65 words ...* According to the Home improvement Research Institute, more homeowners purchased two or more types of storage/closet organizers in 2001 than did in 1999. Hans Keener, Do it...

Analgesics. (Research notes: in association with Taylor Nelson Sofres...

Grocer;  January 11, 2003 ;     43 words ...Sales of oral analgesics in the multiples have benefited from the abolition of price regulation. As a result the child analgesics category grew 4% with impressive growth across the key multiples. Calpol, produced by Pfizer Consumer Health, has maintained its number one position.

Home Improvement Research Institute forecasts continued growth.(Brief...

Do-It-Yourself Retailing;  January 1, 1999 ;     268 words ......next several quarters should result in continued health in the home improvement products market, according to the Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI). The latest report prepared for HIRI by Standard and Poor's DRI predicts an increase of 7.7 percent...

Building products outlook 'strong'.(MARKET OVERVIEW)

Qualified Remodeler;  August 1, 2006 ;     257 words ......strong. That's the projection of the Tampa, FL-based Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI), which points to an expected growth...2007 319.0 2008 334.4 2009 350.7 2010 369.5 Source: Home Improvement Research Institute The long-term outlook for the home improvement...

HIRI study confirms purchasing activities of recent home...

National Floor Trends;  August 1, 2004 ;     133 words ...A new study commissioned by Reed Exhibitions and conducted by the Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI) confirms that a majority of homeowners (52 percent) make improvements to their homes within the first year of...

Home Improvement market expected to reach record-high level in 2003....

Do-It-Yourself Retailing;  August 1, 2003 ;     312 words ...* In June, the Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI) adjusted its forecast for 2003 U.S...2006 $236 Bil. +4.9% 2007 $247 Bil. +4.7% Source: Home Improvement Research Institute/Global Insights Note: Table made from bar...

HIRI TO HOLD ANNUAL CONFERENCE.(Brief Article)

Do-It-Yourself Retailing;  September 1, 1999 ;     64 words ...* The Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI) will hold a conference titled Forecast: Key Segments and Trends for the Next Century, Sept. 28-29 in Chicago...