Consumers need to understand the impact of buying products through Amazon rather than local businesses, such as independent home improvement retailers. Here’s a way to educate your customers. The Advocates for Independent Business created an infographic that shows the difference consumers make on …
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Two big boxes and two of the major home improvement cooperatives released third-quarter results last week, and sales were up across the board. Read the following articles for details on the financial performance of each of these home improvement businesses: Ace Hardware …
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October home sales declined since September, but remained higher than in October 2014. Total existing-home sales, which are completed transactions on single-family homes, town homes, condominiums and co-ops, dropped 3.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.36 million in October from …
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True Value’s upcoming Open Buying Day event, scheduled for Dec. 10, is an opportunity for vendors to have direct, one-on-one access to a product buyer. “Vendors should participate in our Open Buying Day because it’s their shot to share possibly ‘the next …
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Ace Hardware Corp. today reported double-digit growth in revenue and net profits in the third quarter of 2015. Revenue was $1.3 billion, an increase of 13.2 percent from the third quarter of 2014. Net income for the quarter was $54.2 million, an increase of …
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True Value Company announced its third-quarter results this week, reporting revenue and same-store sales growth. The co-op’s revenue was $365.5 million for the quarter, an increase of 4.2 percent from the same period in 2014. Destination True Value comparable store sales …
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Lowe’s Companies, Inc., saw sales increases for the third quarter of 2015, and expects to end the fiscal year on a growth pattern. In quarter three, the company’s sales grew to $14.4 billion, an increase of 5 percent over the same period a year …
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Don’t forget that the remodeling market has been recovering along with the housing market, so you can plan to sell projects, such as kitchen remodels, to homeowners who want to update their houses in 2o16. To find what remodeling projects are the …
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