A fifth-generation hardware store in Arlington, Minnesota, is celebrating 125 years of service in the local community. Current owner Dick Thomes, who has worked at the store since he was 12 years old, says his great-grandfather, Nick Thomes, opened the …
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Jeff Basler, owner of Basler’s Ace Hardware is retiring. Basler will close the store which is located in Oregon. According to SaukValley.com business was brisk Tuesday morning as a steady stream of customers took advantage of the store’s going-out-of-business sale. To read …
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Sears Canada is scheduled to open a massive southeast distribution center in southeast Canada. According to the retailer, the center is planned to improve delivery times. According to the Calgary Herald, the 240,000-square-foot facility will employ about 200 people and features …
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Home Hardware CEO Terry Davis was recently featured in the publication Globe and Mail. According to the article, Davis got his start at Home Hardware Stores Ltd. 44 years ago as a warehouse stock picker – a 19-year-old, long-haired hippie fresh …
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Hardware retailing is a tough business, but a few independent retailers are seeing plenty of success. They’re being honored by the Denver-based PRO Group with its annual Paul L. Cosgrave Memorial and PRO Hardware Retailer of the Year awards. This …
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Home Depot CEO Frank Blake addressed the company’s possible credit card breach for the first time today, although he refused to confirm wether an actual breach officially occurred. At an investor conference, he said the do-it-yourself retailer learned about the potential breach …
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A recent partnership between the Home Depot and Yardi, a real estate investment software company, now offer Yardi clients easy access to The Home Depot product line in store or online. According to an article by marketwatch.com, the Yardi Procure …
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Last year, global retail gardening sales reached $88 billion, according to marketing research company Euromonitor International. And more than with one-third of those total sales in the United States. As those numbers show, gardening is a popular hobby, and one …
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