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House-Hasson Dealer Market Attendance High

House-Hasson

Sales territory expansions and sales staff additions in Louisiana, Pennsylvania and Ohio helped propel House-Hasson Hardware’s June dealer market to the highest ever-attendance for the company’s summer market. The event was held at the Wilderness of the Smokies Resort in …

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True Value Reports Growing Sales in Q2

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This week, True Value Company announced its second quarter results for fiscal 2016, with gross billings of $585.1 million, up 2 percent or $11.4 million from the same period a year ago. The company also reported revenue of $438.7 million, …

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Investment in Distribution a Priority for Amazon

Amazon

Amazon’s ability to provide quick delivery has been a long-time selling point, but that doesn’t come without costs. During the second quarter of 2016, Amazon spent $3.88 billion on its distribution network, or “fulfillment,” a 35 percent increase from the …

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Pinterest: An Online Retail Platform?

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As a retailer, you may think of Pinterest as a social media platform your business can use to share project tips and drive foot traffic to your store. Pinterest is a social networking site that acts as a “virtual pinboard” …

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Consumers Are Perpetually Spending More on Pets

Americans are forking out more and more cash to care for and entertain their dogs, cats and other pets. In 2015, 65 percent of U.S. households—or 79.7 million homes—owned a pet, according to the American Pet Products Association. These households …

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Like Home Depot, Lowe’s to Open Direct Fulfillment Center

Here’s a change for Lowe’s: The company is opening a direct fulfillment facility to ship products straight to consumers in an effort to expand its online sales and speed up deliveries. Rival Home Depot already operates three direct fulfillment centers that support its growing online …

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Moving Forward With World and Main Market

The World and Main Fall Market last week presented retailers with opportunities to connect with each other, meet with vendors and buy products at special prices. The buying show, which is World and Main’s first Houston market since retiring the Handy Hardware name and branding in January, …

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