A consumer survey has ranked True Value as the top retailer for the experiences it provides shoppers. The co-op has come out on top in the retail category for delivering the best customer experiences, according to the 2016 Temkin Experience …
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Independent retailers from more than 50 countries gathered in Indianapolis over the past few days for the Do it Best Spring Market. Besides finding good deals, learning about new products and networking with other retailers, Do it Best Corp. and its …
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First-quarter earnings data is out for The Home Depot, Lowe’s Companies, Inc., Ace Hardware Corp. and True Value Co., and the numbers are up for the big-box retailers and the co-ops. Home improvement businesses aren’t suffering the same slumps as clothing stores and other …
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This week, True Value Company reported its first quarter results for fiscal 2016, with gross billings of $510.2 million, up 3.3 percent or $16.2 million from the same period a year ago. The company also reported revenue of $356.8 million, …
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This week, Ace Hardware Corp. reported first-quarter 2016 revenue of $1.2 billon, for an increase of 4.3 percent above the same period in 2015. The home improvement cooperative also experienced same-store sales growth, with an increase of 2.2 percent from the …
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Government agencies have granted Lowe’s the final approvals needed for the retailer to buy Canadian home improvement retailer and distributor RONA Inc. in a deal expected to close May 20. Lowe’s needed two final approvals to move forward, and the company announced May 13 …
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Nicole Daniels is a cashier and works the paint counter at Harris Ace Hardware. She’s used to helping customers; that’s her job. But customer service became far more important in January than it had ever felt to Daniels before. A …
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Joughin Hardware has been its community’s primary resource of DIY project advice and household problem solving for 139 years. “We’ve been an important part of our community for all of these years because if people have a problem, they know we can help them fix …
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