Industry News

Tractor Supply Co. experienced year-over-year increases in sales and income for its first quarter of 2015. Net sales were $1.33 billion, an increase of nearly 13 percent over first-quarter 2014. The company’s net income grew by approximately 19 percent, reaching …

In locations as diverse as Lambeau Field in Wisconsin and Texas A&M, NFL and collegiate tailgating has burgeoned in popularity. For the past years, $20 billion was a figure a majority of industry observers, such as the Tailgating Industry Association, …

The North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) is pleased to announce that Do it Best Corp., headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, will be sponsoring two scholarships to help Do it Best member-owners participate in NRHA’s Retail Management Certification Program. The …

Amazon doesn’t just sell products anymore. The online marketplace has branched out and now sells services, including electrical and plumbing work, home repairs and gutter cleaning. “Amazon Home Services features handpicked pros offering upfront pricing on pre-packaged services with helpful reviews from customers that …

Lumber Liquidators is facing a blitz of lawsuits related to accusations that some of the company’s laminated flooring contains unsafe quantities of formaldehyde. CBS reported March 1 that the flooring company sold laminate flooring with higher levels of formaldehyde than permitted by California’s …

Amazon has finally been given the green light from U.S. federal regulators to test delivery drone outdoors, an initiative that was at a standstill earlier this year. According to a Reuters article, the Federal Aviation Administration had given approval to an Amazon …

One size does not fit all when it comes to marketing to different generations of consumers today. Attendees of the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) All-Industry Conference, held May 5-7 in conjunction with the National Hardware Show®, will have …