Click the picture to download a PDF of this story. For years, Amazon has been racing to compete with and beat brick-and-mortar retailers in selling nearly every product category, while setting a breathtaking pace for sales growth. The company has also cemented …
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Customers Get Creative for Ace Color of the Year Contest
Shoppers who walked into Dixon Hardware and Lumber couldn’t miss the balloons and colorful fun happening in the store’s power aisle. Customers and their children were seated at a table, playing with paint, eating snacks and naming the paint colors …
Read More »Ace Stores Honor Veterans With Free Flags for Memorial Day
Horizon Ridge Ace Hardware honors military veterans all year long, so joining Ace Hardware’s corporate goal to give away 1 million U.S. flags to customers and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts was an easy decision. On May 26, participating Ace …
Read More »Orgill Honored With Presidential Export Award
Orgill Inc. was one of 43 U.S. companies recognized May 21 with a presidential award honoring companies throughout the country that export U.S. goods and services. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross presented the president’s E Star Award for Exports to …
Read More »Ace Hardware Corp. Hires Exec From GameStop
Ace Hardware Corp. has hired a GameStop executive to serve in the role of vice president of retail operations and new business. John Tovar was vice president of merchandising for the video gaming and electronics retailer prior to accepting the job …
Read More »Ace Hardware Sees Q1 Revenue Increases, ‘Record Sales Growth’
Ace Hardware Corp. reported increases in revenue and sales, including double-digit online sales growth, in its first quarter of 2018. Ace, which released its financial results May 23, achieved revenue of $1.3 billion, an increase of 6 percent above the …
Read More »Walmart Sees Sales Growth, Popularity of ‘Converged Experience’ in Q1
Walmart reported sales and revenue increases for its first quarter of 2018, with growth in its U.S., international and e-commerce segments. U.S. sales were $77.7 billion during the quarter, an increase of 3.1 percent above the same time period in …
Read More »Retailers Gain Insight Into Industry and Innovations at National Hardware Show®
Together, the National Hardware Show® and North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) All-Industry Conference have offered insight into what’s new and important in the home improvement industry. The show and conference were held May 8-10 in Las Vegas. “This year’s …
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