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Industry observers are taking notice—Home Depot’s technology and online business strategies are helping the company grow and compete in e-commerce, despite Amazon’s online retail dominance. The retailer’s “largest and arguably most important investment has been the roughly $4 billion it will spend from …

Walmart is implementing some deep price cuts on products, and the effects could be far reaching. Companies impacted the most by the big-box retailer’s slashed prices include Target, Family Dollar and Dollar General, which may see lower earnings if they drop prices to compete, Business Insider reports this …

Walmart corporate has big plans to grow its e-commerce presence. Yet at the same time, it plans to reduce brick-and-mortar store openings by nearly 60 percent year over year. The company is increasingly investing in growing its online sales. This is demonstrated by its …

Rural lifestyle retailer Tractor Supply Co. has purchased a 136-location pet store chain for $116 million in cash. Petsense, the pet supply and services company, will operate as a Tractor Supply subsidiary, according to Tractor Supply.  “The pet industry represents a …

As Sears continues to search for ways to make its business profitable again, a bidding war may be underway for the company’s Craftsman tool business, Bloomberg reports. Earlier this year, Sears announced it was looking to generate more cash through its Craftsman, Kenmore …

Two former rivals in the outdoor sporting goods industry are uniting. On Oct. 3, Bass Pro Shops announced that it is acquiring Cabela’s Incorporated for about $5.5 billion. The companies are expected to close the deal during the first half of 2017, according to an article …

Walmart is taking some expensive steps to compete with online rival Amazon, and those include investments in existing online retail businesses. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is talking about becoming a minority owner of Flipkart, India’s biggest online retailer, according to Fortune. News of the possible deal comes …

A revolutionary idea that came to a couple of Lowe’s stores earlier this year is spreading to a few more locations, and it will come with some new features, too. This past spring, Lowe’s partnered with Microsoft to pilot the …