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General

70K+

Products Sold, Jan to Aug 2026

3,300+

# Offline Stores

$30.64

Avg. Price

4.3

Avg. Rating

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General Market Overview

General, owned by private holding company Paloma Rheem Holdings, demonstrated strong in-store performance across major retail channels from January to August 2026, with Ace Hardware and Home Depot commanding nearly equal revenue shares at 35.7% and 35.2% respectively. The brand achieved significant momentum during the tracked period, growing revenue 24.8% overall while average product prices increased 20.5%, reflecting both stronger sales volume and higher-priced SKU performance. Ace Hardware emerged as the lead channel with top-performing products including the Digital Caliper and Non-Contact Infrared Thermometer, both priced at $41.99. Lowe's captured 16.4% of revenue share, while Amazon and Newegg represented smaller but notable portions at 11.5% and 1.3% respectively, according to data from Grips Intelligence.

Revenue Share by Channel
Data covers Home Depot, Ace Hardware, Lowe's, Amazon, Newegg

General's monthly revenue

OVER TIME

Over the last three months, revenue on tracked channels has grew by 27% from Jun to Aug.

Monthly revenue

Indexed values, 0-100

General's average price

OVER TIME

Over the last three months, average selling price on tracked channels has increased by 20% from Jun to Aug.

Average price

Absolute values in $

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General's categories

REVENUE SHARE

Ace Hardware

Revenue distribution across product categories for General on Ace Hardware.

Ace Hardware

Categories by revenue share

Distribution in %

General's channels

REVENUE SHARE

Revenue distribution across tracked channels for General.

Channels by revenue share

Distribution in %

General's online vs offline revenue split

BY REVENUE

General sells 65% online and 35% offline. Online runs through 4 channels; offline through 1. Online share has moved from 49% in Apr to 73% in Aug.

Revenue by channel

Share of total revenue across all channels

Online

65%

35%

Offline

Online share trend

Apr – Aug

Online channels

65%

HomeDepot.com
Lowes.com
Amazon.com
Newegg.com

Offline channels

35%

Ace Hardware stores

General's customer ratings

BY REVIEW COUNT

Across 5.2K ratings on 5 channels, General averages 4.3★. Most reviews for the products are in the 4.0–4.2 range.

Reviews by product-rating bracket

Share of total review count

BRAND AVERAGE

4.3

/ 5

From 5.2K ratings

Products are bracketed by their average rating, so all of an individual product's reviews fall into one bracket. This isn't a per-star breakdown of individual reviews.

Top products for General

BY REVENUE

Ace Hardware
Ace Hardware
#1General 6 in. L Digital Caliper 1 pc

$41.99

Price

$69K

Revenue

#2General 6.5 in. Steel Probe Set 3 pc

$18.99

Price

$68K

Revenue

#3General 3/8 in. D Brass Grommet Kit 1 pk

$16.99

Price

$66K

Revenue

#4General Moisture Meter

$25.99

Price

$57K

Revenue

#5General 608 deg 8:1 Non-Contact Infrared Thermometer 5.98 in. L X 1.26 in. W Gray

$41.99

Price

$37K

Revenue

#6Premium Wireless Headphones XR500

$149.99

Price

Revenue

#7Ultra HD Smart Display Pro 27"

$329.99

Price

Revenue

#8Advanced Portable Speaker System

$89.99

Price

Revenue

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