An Ace International retailer plans to open two new stores in Dubai, an area where the hardware co-op has invested in a distribution center and is refocusing some of its international growth. The Ace franchisee hasn’t released a timeframe for when …
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The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, today reported year-over-year sales growth the first quarter of fiscal 2015. The company, which is headquartered in Atlanta, had sales of $20.9 billion, a 6.1 percent increase from the first quarter of …
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Earlier this week, True Value Company reported gross billings of $494.0 million for the quarter ending April 4, up 7.4 percent or $33.9 million from the same period a year ago. Revenue was $353.8 million, an increase of 6.7 percent …
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Tractor Supply Co. experienced year-over-year increases in sales and income for its first quarter of 2015. Net sales were $1.33 billion, an increase of nearly 13 percent over first-quarter 2014. The company’s net income grew by approximately 19 percent, reaching …
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The Home Depot, the world’s largest home center chain, ended 2014 with sales of more than $83 billion — growth that reflects changes to the company’s business strategies. For example, the 2014 comp-store sales increase of 5.3 percent shows the results of Home Depot’s rededication …
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Consumers who were victims of the Target data breach of 2013 may soon receive compensation for any financial losses they faced. On Thursday, March 19, a judge gave the preliminary approval for a $10 million settlement of a lawsuit filed by customers of Target, …
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Overall, hardware stores excelled in 2013. According to North American Retail Hardware Association’s 2014 Cost of Doing Business Study, hardware stores reporting prior-year’s sales saw a 2.54 percent increase in same-store sales growth. As defined in the study, hardware stores …
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This week, True Value Company announced its fiscal 2014 year-end results, and the company says its the best growth its seen in 20 years, as it shared with its members earlier this month in Dallas at the True Value Spring Reunion. According to …
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