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With Thanksgiving weekend only a few days away, more than 140 million Americans are not only buying groceries for a holiday dinner, but they’re also making their shopping list. According to the National Retail Federation’s Thanksgiving Weekend Expectations survey, 61 …

Black Friday is known as one of the biggest retail days of the year, when customers rush to get holiday shopping accomplished and find great deals. According to Wallethub’s “Best Retailers for Black Friday” list, Ace Hardware, along with JCPenney, …

The Apex Hose Division of Teknor Apex Company has rolled out a new website that lets visitors choose from a range of water hose products for consumer and commercial uses. The new site provides information on water hose products for residential lawn …

With Black Friday about a week away, retailers are pulling out all the stops with their pricing strategies. The company 360pi, which analyzes product and pricing data, recently examined the pricing numbers for power tools at Amazon, Home Depot and Lowe’s. According to …

Rather than ignoring the fact that consumers are using their mobile devices to shop while in the store, Target tackled the challenge head-on through its mobile app. Using location-based technology from Point Inside, Target’s app allows customers to pick a …

Lowe’s announced in a press release that Ross W. (Bill) McCanless will be joining the company as the general counsel, secretary and chief compliance officer starting Jan. 12. McCanless is returning to Lowe’s top legal role, which he held from 2003 to 2006, according …

As the holiday season quickly approaches, consumers plan to shift their saving strategies toward the end of the year. The Holiday Spending and Savings Study, conducted by Edward Jones, analyzed the upcoming saving to spending ratio consumers will sustain. With more …

Over the years, Black Friday and Cyber Monday have become synonymous with holiday shopping and great deals. A retail holiday on the rise that has emerged between these two days is Small Business Saturday. According to an article by Forbes, …