The Pulse Archives - Professional Builders Merchant

The Pulse #20 – (PBM April ’21)

|Date: 22 Mar 2021

The Pulse #20 – (PBM April ’21)

Across all aspects measured by The Pulse in the latest survey, merchants were noticeably more positive in ...

Across all aspects measured by The Pulse in the latest survey, merchants were noticeably more positive in February than they were in January. ...

22 Mar 2021
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The Pulse #19 – (PBM March ’21)

|Date: 22 Feb 2021

The Pulse #19 – (PBM March ’21)

Despite the country going into varying forms of lockdown again, merchants still expected to sell more in ...

Despite the country going into varying forms of lockdown again, merchants still expected to sell more in January 2021 than in December 2020. ...

22 Feb 2021
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The Pulse #17 – (PBM January ’21)

|Date: 04 Jan 2021

The Pulse #17 – (PBM January ’21)

With interviews taking place during the week before the second lockdown, merchants expressed caution abou ...

With interviews taking place during the week before the second lockdown, merchants expressed caution about their prospects for the near future but anticipated better times ahead. ...

04 Jan 2021
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The Pulse #16 – (PBM December ’20)

|Date: 01 Dec 2020

The Pulse #16 – (PBM December ’20)

As we enter the winter months, the latest ‘The Pulse’ survey - as featured in PBM's December edition - in ...

As we enter the winter months, the latest ‘The Pulse’ survey - as featured in PBM's December edition - indicates that merchants’ expectations and confidence are cooling. ...

01 Dec 2020
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The Pulse #13 (PBM September ’20)

|Date: 01 Sep 2020

The Pulse #13 (PBM September ’20)

The latest monthly survey shows the industry returning to a pre-Covid world, with many branches now fully ...

The latest monthly survey shows the industry returning to a pre-Covid world, with many branches now fully open and most of the rest are planning to follow. ...

01 Sep 2020
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The Pulse #12 (PBM July/August ’20)

|Date: 20 Jul 2020

The Pulse #12 (PBM July/August ’20)

With lockdown continuing to ease in June, more builders’ merchants' branches have reopened fully. And whi ...

With lockdown continuing to ease in June, more builders’ merchants' branches have reopened fully. And while some branches continue to operate with restrictions, fewer complete closures were reported. ...

20 Jul 2020
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The Pulse – Lockdown bounce back in May

|Date: 17 Jul 2020

The Pulse – Lockdown bounce back in May

The Pulse survey in May indicated a positive upturn in merchants’ confidence and prospects as increased l ...

The Pulse survey in May indicated a positive upturn in merchants’ confidence and prospects as increased levels of construction activity took hold. ...

17 Jul 2020
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The Pulse #11 (PBM June ’20)

|Date: 22 Jun 2020

The Pulse #11 (PBM June ’20)

In an extended feature from PBM’s June issue, we look at the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for me ...

In an extended feature from PBM’s June issue, we look at the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for merchant sales and confidence. ...

22 Jun 2020
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The Pulse #10 (PBM May ’20)

|Date: 08 May 2020

The Pulse #10 (PBM May ’20)

The Pulse revealed a level of cautious positivity from the survey’s merchants as they waited to establish ...

The Pulse revealed a level of cautious positivity from the survey’s merchants as they waited to establish the implications for businesses and the market. ...

08 May 2020
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The Pulse #9 (PBM April ’20)

|Date: 06 Apr 2020

The Pulse #9 (PBM April ’20)

Just as the sector thought it could look forward with certainty, it must now contend with the implication ...

Just as the sector thought it could look forward with certainty, it must now contend with the implications of the Coronavirus. ...

06 Apr 2020
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