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Data recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows modest retail sales gains in June despite an uneven pace of spending in recent months, says National Retail Federation chief economist Jack Kleinhenz. “The path of household spending remains difficult to …

Ace Hardware is celebrating 100 years in business in 2024, and in the first half of the year, has opened over 100 new stores, including its 5,000th domestic location. Ace plans to open more than 200 new stores by the …

With its acquisition of Huntington Lumber & Supply Co. in Hazlehurst, Nation’s Best enters Mississippi and adds to its growing network of stores across the U.S., bringing its total location count to 60. “Huntington Lumber & Supply is very much …

Anslum Hudlin of Waco, Texas, has been named Driver of the Year for the Ryder Dedicated Transportation Solutions business unit of Ryder System Inc. Hudlin drives for Do it Best through Ryder. Hudlin’s 43-year driving career is marked by nearly …

Crest Hardware & Urban Garden Center, a cherished family-owned business that has been a cornerstone of the Williamsburg community for over 60 years, announced that it will be closing its doors.  Since its establishment in 1962 by brothers Manny and …

Koopman Lumber Company has partnered with 4R Systems to help increase its LBM and hardware presence across its network and improve its overall revenue stream and profitability, says Dirk Koopman, CEO of Koopman Lumber. The Intelligent Inventory Optimization solution from …

True Value will cease operations at its regional distribution center (RDC) in Manchester, New Hampshire by the end of 2024. In 2019, the company opened up a regional distribution center in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, with the goal of it serving as …

House-Hasson Hardware has finalized its acquisition of former Midwestern U.S. wholesale hardware distributor Bostwick-Braun’s warehouses and inventory. The acquisition adds two warehouses in Indiana and Arkansas, as well as more than 45,000 stock keeping units (SKU) to its existing 55,000 …