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Home Depot Reveals 2025 Halloween Collection

Home Depot Halloween

The Home Depot recently announced its 2025 Halloween collection, available to customers starting August 4, 2025.  Skelly, a 12-foot, giant-sized skeleton is returning to the collection, along with interactive products, the new Gruesome Grounds collection and storage solutions like storage …

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Ace Hardware Opens New RSC in Kansas City

Today, Ace Hardware celebrated the official grand opening of its new Retail Support Center (RSC) in Kansas City, Missouri, with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The new facility spans more than 1.5 million-square-feet, measuring a half mile from end to end, …

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Tractor Supply Releases Q2 2025 Financials

Tractor Supply Q3

Tractor Supply Company recently released its financial results for the second quarter of 2025. Net sales for the company increased 4.5% in Q2, reaching $4.44 billion. This increase was primarily driven by new store openings and the growth in comparable …

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Leveraging Learning and Leadership at RMCP 2025 Visit 1

RMCP 2025 visit 1

Students in the 2025 Retail Management Certification Program (RMCP) recently completed the first site visit of the year in Fishers, Indiana. Designed specifically for store owners, regional supervisors and managers, the program blends strategic leadership training, hands-on business improvement projects …

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Big-Box Return Restrictions Open Door for Independents

customer returns

While independent home improvement retailers are set apart from competition in areas like customer service and personalized product knowledge, a store’s return policy can also make independents stand out from the crowd—and keep customers coming back.  ​​According to the National …

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