The 44th spring meeting of the Hardware Marketing Council (HMC) was held May 26-28 at The Washington Duke Inn in Durham, North Carolina. The council is made up of the top 125 sales and marketing leaders that manufacture products from …
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This week, Ace Hardware Corporation announced the promotion of Rick Williams to the position of vice president of Information Technology (IT). Reporting to Ace’s chief financial officer, Williams will play an integral role in further driving strategic technology and systems …
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) presented Do it Best Corp. president and CEO Bob Taylor with one of its highest honors in recognition of his leadership and his company’s 30-plus years of support of the organization. BBBSA honored …
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For the ninth year in a row, J.D. Power 2015 U.S. Home Improvement Retailer Store Satisfaction StudySM ranked Ace Hardware “Highest in Customer Satisfaction among Home Improvement Retail Stores.”Ace has earned this ranking every year since J. D. Power began surveying the …
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Are consumers using coupons? Yes. Thirty-one percent of respondents to a RetailMeNot study indicate they have redeemed a coupon or promotional code online and 28 percent have done so in stores. This data shows that coupons aren’t outdated, but can …
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Ace Hardware Corporation has honored two of its retailers with awards recognizing their values and leadership. The co-op selected Ron Williams of Houston and Scott Schlapkohl of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, as the recipients of the Ray A. Griffith Retail Leadership Award. Williams owns …
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Nearly 700 Home Depot stores recently hosted hurricane preparedness workshops, which are one-day events the big-box retailer organizes annually. The workshops were intended to help prepare residents in storm-prone regions for the start of hurricane season, which begins today. The workshops …
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Amazon has been making moves, such as testing drones and offering two-hour delivery in three markets, to speed up the delivery of products ordered online, and is now offering same-day delivery benefits for free to certain customers in 14 metro areas. Amazon Prime …
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