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Liz Lichtenberger

Liz is the special projects editor for Hardware Retailing magazine. She reports on news and trends, visits retailers, and attends industry events. She graduated from Xavier University, where she earned a degree in English and Spanish and was a member of the swim team. Liz is a Louisville, Kentucky, native who lives in Indianapolis with her husband and two children. She enjoys swimming, reading, doing home improvement projects around her house and cheering on her two favorite basketball teams, the Kentucky Wildcats and the Xavier Musketeers.

QEP Names CDC Distributors, Inc. as Newest Flooring Distributor

QEP  announced the appointment of CDC Distributors, Inc. as the company’s newest flooring distributor. CDC will be representing the full line of Harris Wood-branded engineered and Harris cork flooring products throughout their distribution footprint (Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri, Indiana, Michigan, West …

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Hidden Tax For Short-Sellers?

Down-on-their-luck homeowners who avoid foreclosure through short sales or loan forgiveness could owe the IRS big bucks because partisan wrangling is holding up extension of a popular tax break designed to help them. “We’re talking about people who are financially …

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Average 30-Year Mortgage Rate at 4.17 Percent

Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages eased slightly this week, remaining near historic lows. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate for a 30-year loan declined to 4.17 percent from 4.20 percent last week. The average for the …

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Technology Bridges Gap Between Online and Physical Stores

Retail sales

As consumers have become increasingly reliant on mobile devices, consulting apps, websites and online reviews to help dictate purchase decisions, the future of brick-and-mortar retailers once seemed bleak. But, just as consumers tend to move through ebbs and flows that …

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Kimberly McCluskey Joins Leight Sales

Leight Sales would like to introduce and welcome Kimberly A. McCluskey to Leight Sales as Buyer. Kimberly A. McCluskey comes from an extensive background of Retail Buying and Merchandising. She has been a senior buyer at Sears, Sports Authority and …

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Commercial Real Estate Market Shows Signs of Improvement

The outlook for all of the major commercial real estate sectors is slightly improving across the country despite disappointing economic growth during the first quarter of 2014. According to the National Association of Realtors quarterly commercial real estate forecast and …

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