Home Depot is buying specialty building products distributor GMS for $4.3 billion, emphasizing a deliberate push by the home improvement chain into building and materials supply.

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Home Depot is buying specialty building products distributor GMS for $4.3 billion, the second notable acquisition in a little over a year that emphasizes a deliberate push by the home improvement chai