Empire

Empire Market Overview

According to Grips Intelligence in-store data covering January 1 through September 30, 2026, Empire's measured retail footprint spans four tracked channels: homedepot.com, lowes.com, Amazon, and acehardware.com. Home Depot dominates the mix at 71.6% of year-to-date revenue, leaving Lowe's (13.3%), Amazon (8.3%), and Ace Hardware (6.8%) to split the remainder. The brand, majority-owned since 2021 by private equity firm Charlesbank Capital Partners, posted 13.6% revenue growth across the tracked period, though the most recent month slipped 5.0% against the prior month. Pricing has been the clearer story, with the average product price climbing 18.2% overall to $32.01 in the latest month, well above the $29.20 period average. That combination of concentrated distribution and sustained price gains suggests Empire's growth is being driven more by realized value per unit than by channel diversification.