Having an online presence is extremely important in today’s retail climate. If nothing else, a business website needs to provide directions to locations and business operating hours because consumers expect to find that basic information online. But besides hours and …
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This week, Ace Hardware Corporation reported record revenue and net income for the first quarter of 2015. First-quarter revenues of $1.2 billion were 10 percent higher than the first quarter of 2014. Net income was $29.9 million for the first quarter of 2015, …
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Lowe’s Companies, Inc. today reported net earnings of $673 million for the quarter ending May 1, a 7.8 percent increase over the same period a year ago. Sales for the first quarter increased 5.4 percent to $14.1 billion, up from $13.4 billion in the first …
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An Ace International retailer plans to open two new stores in Dubai, an area where the hardware co-op has invested in a distribution center and is refocusing some of its international growth. The Ace franchisee hasn’t released a timeframe for when …
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The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, today reported year-over-year sales growth the first quarter of fiscal 2015. The company, which is headquartered in Atlanta, had sales of $20.9 billion, a 6.1 percent increase from the first quarter of …
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The Do it Best May Market, which began on Friday and is scheduled to run through today, kicked off with the co-op’s announcement of several new member programs and gave retailers plenty of opportunities to see new products, network and …
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Jonathan Miller, 2015 Young Retailer of the Year Award winner, received a partial scholarship from the National Hardware Show® to attend the NRHA Retail Management Certification Program. Miller was awarded the $5,000 scholarship at the Young Retailer of the Year awards …
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Employees from Do it Best Corp. assembled and donated bicycles to an Indianapolis community center this week. The co-op, which is based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, had sales and business development workers put together the two dozen bikes as a team-building project prior …
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