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Amazon may be opening as many as 400 brick-and-mortar stores, following a trend of online retailers adding physical locations and the debut of its Seattle bookstore in 2015. A recent earnings call spurred the talk of the online retailer planning to open traditional stores. …

Millennials are expected to start strongly impacting housing trends, with their preferences showing up in emphases on energy efficiency, smart home technology, workable kitchens and more casual spaces, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Better Homes and Gardens. …

Lowe’s today announced an agreement to buy Canadian home improvement retailer and distributor RONA Inc. in a $2.3 billion deal, dramatically enlarging the U.S. company’s presence in Canada. “The transaction is expected to accelerate Lowe’s growth strategy by significantly expanding …

National data shows that small businesses account for most of the U.S. retail industry. Large chains, such as Walmart, Home Depot and Macy’s, compose only a small percentage of the retail sector. The numbers reveal that nearly 99 percent of all …

An NRHA staffer got to catch up with some association friends recently in Houston. Assistant editor Kate Klein traveled from Indianapolis to Houston with a full itinerary. In addition to covering a market while in the Lone Star State, Klein had the …

Recruiting high-quality employees becomes an expensive and frustrating process if you can’t retain the workers, but studies show that a problem with retention isn’t necessarily the new hires—it’s employers’ failures at onboarding. The following observations come from Entrepreneur magazine: Employers …

Sears Canada is gearing up to close another round of stores, according to the Globe and Mail. The move by the company appears to be following in the footsteps of Target Canada, which shuttered its operations in the country last spring. According to …

For the seventh time, the Blish-Mize Co., based in Atchison, Kansas, was honored as Supplier of the Year by Home Lumber & Supply Co. Home Lumber, which is based in Ashland, Kansas, and has 16 locations throughout the state, is …