Jerry's Home Improvement Center

What Jerry's Home Improvement Center does

Jerry's Home Improvement Center is a privately held, single-location home improvement retailer founded in 1961 and based in Eugene, Oregon. The store sells a comprehensive assortment of home improvement products across more than 23 major categories — including building materials, lumber and composites, hardware, fasteners, tools, paint, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, flooring, doors and windows, kitchen and bath fixtures, lighting, outdoor power equipment, lawn and garden, and outdoor living goods — to DIY homeowners and professional contractors in the local Lane County market. Operations are brick-and-mortar only, with no transactional e-commerce capability disclosed.

The business runs on the Orgill wholesale platform, which supplies the digital catalog, website templates, and back-office infrastructure that the independent retailer does not build internally. Differentiated services include a drive-thru lumber yard for convenient bulk-material loading, a Kitchen Design Desk, a Building Projects Desk, a free deck design service, and professional installation services offered as add-ons layered on top of product sales. Pricing is governed by a stated price-match guarantee ('Jerry's Will Not Be Undersold').

Revenue is generated one-time at the point of sale through the physical storefront, supported by weekly promotional circulars, seasonal campaigns (e.g., deck staining, grilling), and in-store staff-driven merchandising. The company markets itself on local ownership and expertise rather than digital channels, and there are no disclosed signs of multi-unit expansion, external capital, or technology investments beyond the Orgill platform.

Name

Jerry's Home Improvement Center

Legal name

Jerry's Home Improvement Center

Website

https://betterheadforjerrys.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Jerry's Home Improvement Center is a single-location, locally owned home improvement retailer in Eugene, Oregon, founded in 1961, selling 23+ categories of building materials, tools, and home goods alongside design and installation services to DIY homeowners and contractors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Improvement Retail

NAICS

Home Centers (444110), Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Retailers (44424), Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers (444)

SIC

Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply (5200), Retail-Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers (5211)

akta.pro primary industry

General Home Improvement & Hardware Stores (CRAIADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Storage, Ladders & Material Handling Retail (Ladders, Carts, Shop Storage) (CRAIADAM), Plants, Seeds & Nursery Retail (Garden Centers) (CRAIAIAB)

Keywords

• Home improvement retail
• Building materials
• Lumber and hardware
• Home design services
• Tools and supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Mouscron

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Retail Sales: Revenue generated through direct retail sales of home improvement products across 23+ major product categories including building materials, tools, hardware, plumbing, electrical, paint, flooring, lumber, outdoor power equipment, lawn & garden, and more. Sales occur through physical storefront in Eugene, OR with in-store pickup and drive-thru lumber yard service.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Jerry's Home Improvement Center is a single-location home improvement retailer in Eugene, Oregon, stocking more than 23 product categories including lumber, building materials, hardware, tools, and home improvement supplies. The store supplements merchandise sales with in-house design and installation services and supports customer and contractor pickup through a drive-thru lumber yard.

Product overview

Jerry's Home Improvement Center is a traditional brick-and-mortar retail home improvement store offering a comprehensive range of home improvement products across 23 major categories. The store operates as a unified retail platform with physical locations in Eugene and Springfield, OR, featuring an e-commerce website built on the Unilog/Orgill platform. The product portfolio spans building materials, lumber, hardware, tools, paint, flooring, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, outdoor power equipment, lawn & garden, and seasonal outdoor living products. The store provides complementary services including free kitchen and bath design consultation, building projects desk, deck design services, and professional installation services. The company has served the Eugene, OR community since 1961 with a price-match guarantee.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Home improvement merchandise retail Retail sale of lumber, building materials, hardware, tools, and home improvement supplies across 23+ product categories to DIY homeowners and local contractors in the Eugene, Oregon market.
• Drive-thru lumber yard Drive-thru lumber yard service that allows customers and contractors to pull up and load lumber and building materials without leaving their vehicle, designed for fast pickup.
• Home design and installation services In-house design and installation services that complement merchandise sales, helping homeowners plan and complete home improvement projects.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Orgill (Private Brand/Sourcing Partner)coreOthersJerry's Home Improvement Center operates on the Orgill platform, evidenced by the URL structure and template assets (ORGILL_TEMPLATES). Orgill is a major hardware and building materials wholesale distributor that provides the e-commerce infrastructure and product catalog for independent hardware stores. This relationship provides the store with access to a vast product catalog, logistics, and digital commerce capabilities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Menards: Large private U.S. home improvement chain known for heavy focus on lumber and building materials - directly comparable to Jerry's lumber, building materials, and drive-thru lumber yard proposition. Midwestern concentration but operates stores in adjacent regions.
• Lowe's: National big-box home improvement retailer competing in the Eugene market. Same broad assortment overlap as Home Depot and similar pricing pressure on Jerry's, with established omnichannel, pro programs, and private-label brands that extend beyond Jerry's scope.
• Home Depot: National big-box home improvement incumbent with stores in the Eugene/Springfield market. Competes directly with Jerry's on assortment, pricing (countered by Jerry's price-match guarantee), and pro/DIY customer base, but at vastly greater scale and with full omnichannel capability.

Others

• Orgill: Wholesale distributor and e-commerce platform provider for independent hardware retailers. Listed as a peer because Orgill is Jerry's actual platform partner (evidenced by the ORGILL_TEMPLATES storefront), supplying the catalog, logistics, and digital infrastructure that enables Jerry's assortment.

Direct peers

• Harbor Freight Tools: Discount retailer specializing in tools, hardware, and accessories - a narrower but overlapping assortment of Jerry's Tools, Hardware, Fasteners, and Outdoor Power Equipment categories. Comparable value-oriented positioning versus premium big-box brands.
• True Value Company: Hardware and home improvement retailer cooperative with comparable independent-store model, hardware/lumber/paint assortment, and small-town/metro-local positioning. Like Ace, this is the closest model-match peer for Jerry's locally owned format.
• Ace Hardware: Cooperative of independent hardware and home improvement retailers with broadly similar store-level product assortment and DIY/pro customer mix. The closest direct peer by business model: locally owned stores affiliated with a wholesale/brand cooperative.
• Do it Best: Hardware and home improvement cooperative serving thousands of independent member stores across the U.S. Directly comparable business model to Jerry's: locally owned single-store retailer operating under a wholesale/brand umbrella with broad hardware and building materials assortment.

Regional players

• Tractor Supply Company: U.S. rural-lifestyle retailer with strong overlap in outdoor power equipment, lawn & garden, fencing, lumber, and rural hardware. Not a head-to-head home improvement competitor but competes for the same contractor/landscaper and rural DIY customer Jerry's serves in the Eugene hinterland.
• Bi-Mart: Pacific Northwest regional membership-discount retailer operating stores in Oregon and Washington, including the Eugene area. Comparable assortment overlap in hardware, paint, lawn & garden, and home goods; serves the same regional customer base but does not specialize in pro/contractor home improvement like Jerry's.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/jerryshomeimprovementcenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jerry-s-home-improvement-center

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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