Home automation technology is an ever-growing retail segment, and products for home security and other house improvements are top sellers worldwide. Home security systems produced the most revenue –$1.51 billion–of all home automation products in a market that is growing rapidly, …
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Hardware Distribution Warehouses, Inc. (HDW) CEO and president Kenneth R. Beauvais reported record opening-day attendance at the distributor’s spring market. HDW hosted the show Jan. 29-31 at the Shreveport Convention Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. The market’s attendance was boosted this year with …
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Like so many other retailers, Target is trying its best to engage with millennial customers by trying to figure out their wants and needs. That’s part of working on beefing up the company’s U.S. business, which CEO Brian Cornell had …
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The International Hardware Fair in Cologne, Germany, is coming up quickly. At the EISENWARENMESSE International Hardware Fair, which is March 6-8, more than 2,700 suppliers from 50 countries will showcase their hardware and DIY products. As the leading European event, …
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A few days after Anchorage True Value shared security camera footage of the store’s aisles collapsing during a magnitude-7.1 earthquake on its Facebook page, the video had gone viral and people from around the world were checking in on …
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If it’s been a while since you updated your employee handbook, chances are you’re missing some changes in legislation that could leave your company open to legal trouble. In addition to changes to federal laws, states often adopt their own …
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Lumber Liquidators’ Chinese-made laminate flooring, which has been under investigation since early 2015, could be linked to some health problems, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The flooring discounter has been subject to federal investigations, public criticism …
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Last week, news broke that Lowe’s came to an agreement to buy Canadian home improvement retailer and distributor RONA Inc. Regardless of that change in ownership, Canadian shoppers can expect one familiar home improvement company to stay Canadian, and that …
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