Washington Post - We are coming off of probably the biggest home improvement surge in our history,” says Kermit Baker, the institute’s chief economist. “Land costs have been rising so rapidly . . . consumers want to invest more in their property.” Trend forecasters More details

Boston Globe - revised takeover bid from Stefano Pessina, the company’s deputy chairman, and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts worth 1,040 pence a share. The new offer is above a bid of 1,000 pence a share that the chain earlier rejected. Also, shares in home-improvement More details

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