Houzz, the leading platform for home renovation and design, just released its 2022 U.S. Houzz Kitchen Trends Study, which gathered data from 2,400 U.S. homeowners who are planning, in the midst of or just finished a kitchen renovation. The study …
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4 Home Improvement Trends from HIRI
The Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI) surveyed homeowners in the fourth quarter of 2021, asking what home improvement projects they were planning that quarter. The survey strives to better understand consumer project sentiment and the latest trends so home improvement …
Read More »Take the ILSR Small Business Survey
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) is conducting a national survey of small independent businesses to gather data and insights into how those businesses are performing and the challenges they are facing. The organization will use the data gathered to …
Read More »Job Openings Drop in November
In its latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the number of job openings decreased to 10.6 million in November 2021, down from 11 million in October 2021. The number of hires …
Read More »Do it Best Announces New VP of E-Commerce
President and CEO Dan Starr of Do it Best Hardware Corp. announced Monday the company’s commitment to substantially increasing store sales, customer counts and traffic through a more highly focused and expanded e-commerce team, led by a new vice president …
Read More »SHRM Finds Most Employers Believe They Can Endure Omicron
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) hosted a pulse survey of U.S. executives and employers and found that 87 percent believe their organization will be able to endure the omicron variant of COVID-19. Despite the confidence in enduring the …
Read More »Holiday Returns Will Cost Retailers More This Year
Despite an increase in holiday spending, retailers are facing a financial crunch with an increase in holiday returns that will cost them more money. Holiday spending between Nov. 1 and Dec. 24 was up 8.5 percent in 2021, according to …
Read More »Do it Best Announces New Director of International Sales
Do it Best Corp. has named a new director of international sales with its promotion of seasoned veteran Christian Parra, effective immediately. In his new role, Parra will lead a team of international sales professionals serving hardware retailers in more …
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