RockSolid has made managing our inventory so much easier. You can analyze your inventory just about any way you like and, with RockSolid, we have a level of confidence in our numbers that we simply did not have before. The …
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PRO Hardware retailers from across the country mingled with distributor personnel and manufacturers at the PRO Hardware Achiever’s Club trip Jan. 5-9 in Cabo San Lucas, Baja Sur, Mexico. The Achiever’s Club is the national recognition and awards program for …
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RONA Inc., Canada’s leading retailer and distributor of hardware, home renovation and gardening products, announced the repositioning of its Réno-Dépôt brand that includes a new store concept. The stores’ new look is part of RONA’s overall recovery strategy. “The Réno-Dépôt …
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Retailers networked with manufacturers and other retailers and received updated information on new products, trends and technology at the House Hasson Hardware Country Dealer Market, held Jan. 16-18 at the Opryland Resort in Nashville. Vice president of marketing David Helfenberger …
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The holiday data breach at Target appeared to be part of a broad and highly sophisticated international hacking campaign against multiple retailers, according to a report prepared by federal and private investigators that was sent to financial-services companies and retailers. …
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Last weekend, United Hardware retailers got a chance to see thousands of products and learn more about new opportunities during the United Hardware January Buying Market, held Jan. 10-12 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Gear Up, Get Outdoors One area …
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The National Retail Federation reported that December retail sales, which exclude automobiles, gas stations and restaurants, increased 0.4 percent seasonally adjusted month-to-month, and 4.6 percent unadjusted year-over-year. Total holiday retail sales, which include November and December sales, increased 3.8 percent …
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Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes fell one point to 56 in January from a revised December reading of 57 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). “Rising home prices, historically …
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