If you are looking for ways to improve your business by developing and retaining a stellar staff and providing excellent customer service, then take some lessons from Disney. After 16 years working for the entertainment company, former executive vice president Lee Cockerell wrote …
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Walmart Buys Online Retailer for $3 Billion
Today, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire online retailer Jet for $3 billion in cash. In addition, $300 million of Walmart shares will be paid over time as part of the transaction. The purchase …
Read More »Orgill to Grow With Idaho Distribution Center
This week, Orgill Inc. announced plans to expand upon its network of distribution facilities with the addition of an approximately half-million-square-foot distribution center located in Post Falls, Idaho. Orgill has signed an agreement to acquire the facility and is expecting …
Read More »House-Hasson Dealer Market Attendance High
Sales territory expansions and sales staff additions in Louisiana, Pennsylvania and Ohio helped propel House-Hasson Hardware’s June dealer market to the highest ever-attendance for the company’s summer market. The event was held at the Wilderness of the Smokies Resort in …
Read More »True Value Reports Growing Sales in Q2
This week, True Value Company announced its second quarter results for fiscal 2016, with gross billings of $585.1 million, up 2 percent or $11.4 million from the same period a year ago. The company also reported revenue of $438.7 million, …
Read More »Walmart Asks Suppliers to Drop Certain Chemicals
More consumers than ever are concerned about the chemicals found in everyday items inside their homes. To help relieve customers’ fears, Walmart is taking a stance by seeking to eliminate specific chemicals from thousands of products found on its store shelves. The company recently announced …
Read More »Brexit and Its Impact on the UK and Beyond
After a majority vote to leave the European Union in June, the British exit, or Brexit, is making waves in the global economy. To gain insights into what Brexit means to the U.K. and how it may impact retailers in the …
Read More »Dear Me: Reflections on Careers in Hardware
To download a PDF of this story, click here. Then, click here to read letters from a former NRHA publisher and three other NRHA staffers who also took some time to look back and reflect on their time spent working …
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