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HoloLens Coming to Additional Lowe’s Locations

Lowe's HoloLens

A revolutionary idea that came to a couple of Lowe’s stores earlier this year is spreading to a few more locations, and it will come with some new features, too. This past spring, Lowe’s partnered with Microsoft to pilot the …

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Lowe’s Australia Operations Wind Down, Despite Court Fight

Australia

Australian company Woolworths is selling off segments of its failed joint venture with Lowe’s in Australia, and a court has ruled against Lowe’s request to have a court-ordered outsider handle the liquidation. The joint venture has steadily lost money, and Lowe’s announced Jan. 18 that it was …

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New Resource: Shop-Local Halloween Signage

Halloween

Your business’ local economic impact is significant, so remind your customers whenever you can that shopping at your store matters to your community. The North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) and Independent We Stand, two organizations that exist to support …

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Retailers Do Double Duty as Politicians

Politicians

To view a PDF of this story, click here. For yet another perspective on working both as a retailer and a politician, click here for an online-exclusive Q&A with Dennis Stine, president and CEO of Stine Lumber in Louisiana. Stine has served …

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Q&A: Louisiana Retailer Talks Business and Politics

Stine

Dennis Stine is president and CEO of Stine Lumber, which operates 11 stores in Louisiana and one in Missouri. He served as a Louisiana state legislator for two years and, for four years, was the commissioner of administration, which is the chief financial …

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Retailer Celebrates 100 Years in Business

100 Years

The village of Fort Recovery, Ohio, is known for its rich history, whether it’s the battles that took place on the land in the late 1700s or the businesses that have been staples for years. Wangler Hardware is one of …

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Facebook Ads Designed to Help Grow In-Store Sales

Facebook Ads

Facebook has a new advertising option for brick-and-mortar retailers—dynamic ads for retail. Advertising on the social media site hasn’t been tied to changing in-store inventory data in the past, but the new “dynamic ads for retail will only showcase products …

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Lowe’s Vies for Transparency About Sale of Australian Venture

Lowe's

Lowe’s is asking a federal court to require Woolworths to be transparent about how it is selling the assets of their joint venture in Australia. Woolworths, Lowe’s business partner in Australia, is rushing to sell properties and masses of product before closing dozens of their Masters Home …

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