Sears recently laid off more than 200 corporate workers as part of “ongoing restructuring,” according to the Chicago Tribune. The layoffs “affected various business units and roles across the organization,” a Sears spokesman says in the Chicago Tribune article from Jan. 31. Sears …
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The deadline to submit your nomination for the 2018 Young Retailer of the Year program is just a few weeks away! Get information to all your pressing questions below to submit the best nomination possible. When’s the deadline to submit …
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The Home Depot will sell Tesla solar panels and batteries in dedicated spaces in 800 retail locations, Bloomberg reports. The installations of the retail spaces are already underway and will be completed within the first half of the year, the …
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The North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) has released the only in-depth, industry-specific study on employee compensation. The new 2017 Employee Compensation Report is a benchmarking tool for independent home improvement retailers to use for general guidance as they assess their payroll …
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Former honoree James Cabirac hopes the next class of the North American Retail Hardware Association’s (NRHA) Young Retailer of the Year program is ready to hit the ground running. Cabirac, owner of Kief Hardware in Cut Off, Louisiana, is the only …
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Do it Best Corp. is hosting two Open Buying Days in 2018 to continue enhancing the selection of potential products it offers to its member-owners from domestic and international vendors, the company announced Jan. 29. Open Buying Days will be …
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Instagram began as a social media platform to share filtered photos with friends when it launched in 2010, and the app has grown to an online community of 1 billion people around the world since then. Now businesses are using …
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At its dealer market this week, House-Hasson Hardware will roll out a new advertising program—called Digital Deals—to improve the profitability of its independent hardware store and lumberyard retailers. The market is scheduled for Feb. 1-3 at the Opryland Resort in …
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