Home improvement chain Menards is expanding in the Midwest, and plans to build a $29.1 million manufacturing and distribution facility to serve its growing business. The 185,000-square-foot distribution center will be located in Sullivan, Missouri, and employ 129 people, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The …
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Orgill Canada Hardlines, a subsidiary of Orgill, Inc., today announced the completion of a deal to buy the hardware assets of Chalifour Canada Ltd. The purchased assets include Chalifour Canada’s London, Ontario, distribution center, as well as the hardware inventory in …
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View a PDF of the original article as it appeared in the October issue of Hardware Retailing. Read below for additional questions and answers. Hardware Retailing and the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) recently had an exclusive interview with Bob Taylor, the …
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Home Depot has asked a federal court to dismiss a class-action lawsuit because a 2014 data breach exposed customer information that “could not have occurred were it not for the banks’ own lack of security measures,” according to court documents. …
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The number of housing starts in the U.S. fell 3 percent from July to August, even though the amount of building permits issued increased by 3.5 percent, according to new federal statistics. “Permit growth indicates that our members feel confident …
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Since more and more home advancements are integrating technology, electronic gadgets and gizmos are becoming part of the overall home improvement process. This integration creates an opportunity for home improvement retailers to sell these items, such as USB outlets or cell phone …
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View a PDF of this story of download the online Selling Guide to share the growing opportunity in home electronics with your team! Plug In! If you could be a fly on the wall in a neighbor’s home, what would you see? Perhaps the …
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Last week, the North American Retail Hardware Association director of retail outreach, Tom Marcum, learned what independent home improvement stores have to offer on the West Coast. Starting on Tuesday, Marcum visited retailers, traveling through Vancouver, Washington, and 10 cities throughout Oregon before …
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