A quarterly report that combines primary research with a set of forecasts specifically for the general builders merchants market. This edition covers Q1 2026.
The General Builders' Merchants Pulse & Forecasts is a new quarterly report on the builders’ merchant market, which combines the findings from a new series of ‘The Pulse’ surveys tracking merchants’ sales expectations and confidence each quarter, with key issues and forecasts specifically for the builders’ merchant market.
The survey includes questions about:
- Sales in the last quarter
- Expected sales in the next quarter
- Order fulfilment trends
- Market confidence
- Confidence in own business' performance
- Key problems & issues in the market
.... and more.
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General Builders Merchant Pulse & Forecast: Q1 2026
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1. SUMMARY 2
2. MERCHANTS’ EXPECTATIONS & CONFIDENCE 3
2.1 ABOUT THE SURVEY 4
2.2 SALES EXPECTATIONS 4
2.2 MERCHANT CONFIDENCE 10
2.3 PROBLEMS & ISSUES 15
2.4 CHALLENGES FOR THE INDUSTRY 16
3. MARKET UPDATE Q1 2026 18
3.1 MERCHANTS’ MARKET NEWS 18
3.2 COMPANY NEWS 19
4. FIVE YEAR FORECAST 22
4.1 MARKET BACKGROUND 22
4.2 ECONOMIC & CONSTRUCTION CONTEXT 22
4.3 MRA REPORTS MARKET FORECAST 24