Westlake Ace Hardware announced today it has entered into an agreement to acquire Buikema’s Ace Hardware, an independently owned business that operates seven stores in the Chicago area. The acquisition will be finalized on Jan. 2, 2018. According to Westlake, Buikema’s …
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Speaking with the Wall Street Journal, Walmart’s e-commerce chief Marc Lore discussed the importance of recent online acquisitions and Walmart’s ongoing plans to complete digitally. After recently acquiring many online companies, including ShoeBuy, Bonobos, ModCloth and delivery company Parcel, Lore …
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Home Depot is following in the footsteps of its big-box competitors like Walmart and Target to “disclose the chemicals in the products they sell and remove them whenever possible,” according to an article by Bloomberg. This news comes out of the company’s …
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A TV show that Westlake Ace Hardware has sponsored in the past now has a sponsorship from Ace Hardware Corp. and debuted nationally this fall. “Make48” features several teams of inventors competing against each other to create new consumer products …
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In Washington, D.C., one of people’s favorite modes of transportation is biking. When this excitement for biking really kicked into gear in the 1970s, District Hardware and Bike decided to hop on the craze, becoming a hardware and bike shop. The business …
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Scott Reynolds, president and CEO of Member Insurance, recently answered questions from Hardware Retailing about preparing for and recovering from catastrophic storms, such as the recent hurricanes and related flooding. Member Insurance is the largest provider of insurance to independent hardware …
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As Amazon continues its search for a second headquarters somewhere in North America, the Los Angeles Times Editorial Board advises local and state governments to conduct a thorough economic analysis and get binding commitments before making final agreements with the …
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The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear a case from big-box home improvement retailer Menards regarding its property taxes, reports the Detroit Free Press. The order lets a previous decision by the Michigan appeals court stand. The Detroit Free Press …
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