Home Depot announced that it will start selling 3-D printers. According to the company, it will be selling devices from MakerBot, a 3-D printer maker in 12 locations including California, Illinois and New York as part of a pilot project. “It’s …
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Home Depot Requires New Labeling to Help Bees
Home Depot and other retailers say they plan to ban or limit the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, which have been linked to honeybee decline. Home Depot says it will require its suppliers to start labeling any plants treated with neonicotinoids by …
Read More »Lowe’s Launches In-Store Holorooms
To watch the full video, click here. Last week, Lowe’s introduced Lowe’s Innovation Labs and the first concept to come out of the lab, the Lowe’s Holoroom. Lowe’s created Lowe’s Innovation Labs to build new technology to solve common consumer …
Read More »Home Depot Ramps up Supply Chain In Prep for Two-Day DTC Deliveries
Home Depot’s vision of interconnected retail continues to develop. While the retailer continues to its brick-and-mortar presence, it continues to grow its virtual assets to better optimize new technology and new shopping behaviors. With the launch of direct-to-consumer shipping, Home Depot’s online business grew by more …
Read More »Lowe’s Announces New CIO
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. announced that Paul D. Ramsay was promoted to chief information officer (CIO), effective immediately. He has been serving as acting CIO since March. Ramsay will report to Richard D. Maltsbarger, who has been appointed chief development officer. Maltsbarger …
Read More »Wal-Mart and Amazon Continue to Make Changes
To say that Wal-Mart and Amazon have created a one-two power punch that fundamentally has reshaped the retail industry is part understatement and part duh. Wal-Mart has become the dominant bricks-and-mortar player, while Amazon is king online. Each has critics …
Read More »Lowe’s Ad Under Attack for Portrayal of Fathers
A recent T.V. ad for Lowe’s is coming under attack by a special interest group, saying the ad promotes a negative image of fathers. The Lowe’s commercial titled, “Valspar Reserve: Video Call” has come under fire by a Canadian group called …
Read More »What’s Happening in Housing-From Lowe’s and Home Depot
The U.S. housing market has unquestionably had a weak start to the year, and there is no shortage of top-down analysis on where the market is headed. Analyzing the macro-economic climate is one thing, but investors can also get a …
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