Valu Home Center is a regional store chain that was founded in 1968 and having its headquarters in Buffalo, New York. The chain is privately owned, and employs over a thousand associates to manage its 41 stores in the western and central New York and northwestern Pennsylvania.

Valu Home Center has positioned itself as an alternative to the giant warehouse style home improvement stores. It has kept its focus on do-it-yourself products apart from other items in order to deliver much lower prices to the customers. The stores are medium sized and well stocked with products. Customer Service is one of the key strengths of the company to compete against the larger competitors in a challenging market. The company also offers over 70,000 products online to the customers for their convenience.