Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corp., the chain spun off by Eddie Lampert’s Sears Holdings Corp. 17 months ago, is considering a bankruptcy filing as soon as next week, according to a Bloomberg News story. Orchard Supply, based in San Jose, California, said …
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Housing Recovery Drives Home Depot’s Increased Sales in First Quarter
Home Depot reported sales of $19.1 billion for the first quarter of fiscal 2013, a 7.4 percent increase from the first quarter of fiscal 2012, brought about largely due to the recovering housing market and despite a colder than average spring. On …
Read More »True Value Reports a Decrease in Gross Billings
True Value reported gross billings of $444.3 million for the quarter ending March 30, down 0.9 percent for the same period a year ago, due to a nearly non-existent spring and a decline in lumber and building material vendor direct …
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