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Westlake Ace Hardware has agreed to acquire four stores from Breed & Co. Ace Hardware, a family-owned retailer based in Austin, Texas. The acquisition will be completed on September 30. Westlake Ace will acquire all three Breed & Co. Ace …

Ace Hardware has been awarded the prestigious ‘Best of the Best’ title in the July/August issue of Entrepreneur magazine and on Entrepreneur.com. Ace Handyman Services has also been named a ‘Best of the Best’ opportunity in the home repairs and …

In Q2, the U.S. economy grew twice as fast as it did in Q1, which was supported by consumer spending and private inventory investment, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Consumer spending rose at its annual rate …

Tractor Supply Co. released its Q2 financials, announcing a 1.5% increase in net sales, totaling $4.25 billion. The increase in net sales was driven by new store openings, partially offset by the decline in comparable store sales. Comparable store sales …

Do it Best announced the appointment of Randy Rusk as the new executive director of the Do it Best Foundation, effective immediately. In this newly created role, Rusk will focus on expanding the foundation’s impact and presence in the communities …

The National Retail Federation (NRF) released its annual list of the Top 100 Retailers. The 2024 Top 100 Retailers ranks the industry’s largest companies according to domestic sales. The list was compiled by Kantar, a global marketing data, insight and …

True Value has announced that it will once again partner with the International Race of Champions (IROC) to celebrate the best of the best in the racing world at the upcoming IROC event scheduled for July 19-20 at Lime Rock …

Data recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows modest retail sales gains in June despite an uneven pace of spending in recent months, says National Retail Federation chief economist Jack Kleinhenz. “The path of household spending remains difficult to …