Boyd Group Services, the Winnipeg operator behind Gerber Collision and Glass, posted its first billion-dollar quarter on the back of a $1.3B acquisition - but the real story is same-store growth in a shrinking claims market and a pivot into glass and ADAS calibration.

Small business hiring plans hit their strongest reading since 2022 while labor-quality complaints spiked, AI adoption in the trades split owners into two camps, and a Medicare enrollment freeze quietly turned certifications into the most valuable asset on the balance sheet.

Xponential Fitness (Club Pilates, Pure Barre, StretchLab, CycleBar) opened 67 studios last quarter while same-store sales fell 6.8% and revenue dropped 21% — the franchisor's-eye view of expansion papering over softer demand at existing units, plus the three numbers that mattered this week.

The June JOLTS 'low-hire, low-fire' market and what it means for your crew, AI platforms like ServiceTitan's Atlas quietly taking over dispatch and after-hours calls, and Driven Brands rejecting an activist buyout — three stories on labor, technology, and capital in the service economy.

How David Jackson's Texas-based Choice Health at Home built ~$500M in revenue and 15,000 patients by stitching together the in-home care continuum — and the deep-versus-wide expansion bet every service owner faces. Plus three numbers that mattered.

Three stories for service-business owners: why the "cooling" labor market isn't the one you're hiring in, Google's AI now calling shops on homeowners' behalf, and a PE-backed commercial-cleaning roll-up setting the comps.

Colorado-based franchisor WellBiz Brands reported a strong Q2 2026 — 6 new studios, 15 new agreements, 737 total locations. The lesson for any owner: convert one-time jobs into recurring memberships. Plus the three numbers that mattered this week.
Sectors covered: personal services

Three stories for service owners — a fresh wave of material price increases hitting the trades, a new ADAS workflow standard and app reshaping collision billing, and private equity's roll-up wave spreading into lawn care and pest control.
Sectors covered: home services, automotive

ManpowerGroup's Q2 turnaround (reported July 16) is the clearest read on the labor market this week — what its rebound signals for every service owner's hiring, and the flexible-versus-fixed labor decision to watch.

Three stories for service owners — a tariff deadline landing July 24, field-service software going AI on phones and pricing, and the home-services private-equity roll-up hitting a new gear.