Assuming you run a profitable operation, making a capital investment in your business should be one of the best financial moves you can make. Sometimes you spend out of necessity; for example, the roof needs a major repair or the furnace …
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Feds Raid Lumber Liquidators Headquarters
Federal investigators raided the offices of Lumber Liquidators on Thursday and sealed search warrants were executed at the company’s corporate offices in Toano and Richmond, Va., by the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Fish …
Read More »Lowe’s Comp-Store Sales Up 9.6% in Second Quarter
Increased demand for home improvement products led Lowe’s to a jump in comparable-store sales in the second quarter, the company reported. Its comparable-store sales for the quarter increased 9.6 percent; over the past six months, comparable-store sales grew by 4.6 …
Read More »Home Depot’s Same-Store Sales Jump in Second Quarter
The recovering housing market coupled with rebounding sales in seasonal categories contributed to Home Depot’s U.S. comparable-store sales increasing by a double-digit percentage in the second quarter, the company said. Comparable-store sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 were …
Read More »Rona’s Comp-Store Sales Down in Second Quarter
Canadian home-improvement retailer Rona Inc. reported a drop in same-store sales for the second quarter due to “relatively difficult market conditions” and several store closures, according to the company. The retailer’s same-store sales were down 1.0 percent, due to a …
Read More »Ace’s Same-Store Sales Up in Second Quarter
Ace Hardware reported total revenues of $1.2 billion for the second quarter, up 9.7 percent from the same period last year, which the co-op attributes to sales increases “in virtually every department” at both the wholesale and retail levels. Same-store …
Read More »Stock Building Supply Closes Initial Public Offering
Stock Building Supply closed its previously announced underwritten initial public offering of 7 million shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $14 per share. The company sold 4,411,765 shares and certain selling stockholders sold 2,588,235 …
Read More »Court Rules in Retailers’ Favor on Debit Swipe Fee Reform
A federal judge threw out a Federal Reserve rule on fees banks can charge merchants when they swipe customers’ debit cards, saying the Fed didn’t do enough to limit the charges. The ruling won’t have an immediate effect on debit …
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