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Ace Retail Holdings Announces 3 Key Promotions

Ace Retail Holdings Promotions

Ace Retail Holdings recently announced the promotion of three key members in the company. Ace Retail Holdings is the parent company of Westlake Ace Hardware, Great Lakes Ace Hardware and other retail brands.  Bob Massengill has been promoted to senior …

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Do it Best Announces New Divisional Merchandise Manager

Do it Best announcement

Do it Best announced Dan Clymer has been appointed to be the divisional merchandise manager after previously serving as head of merchandising for the factory channel and licensing at another national retailer. Clymer brings over 20 years of experience in …

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Sunpro Corporation Acquires Building Services Group

Sunpro acquires BSG

Sunpro Corporation recently announced the acquisition of Building Services Group, expanding the company’s operations in Utah and Colorado.  “We are thrilled to welcome the Building Services Group member companies to the Sunpro family,” says Greg Templeman, president of Sunpro. “This …

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Holiday Retail Sales Surpass NRF Forecasts

Holiday Retail Sales

Retail sales during the 2024 holiday season grew 4% from 2023 to $994.1 billion, an unexpectedly high increase, says the National Retail Foundation (NRF). This number surpassed NRF’s forecast for 2024, which was that 2024 holiday sales would increase between …

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Ace Hardware to Debut Ace YardRx on Groundhog Day 2025

Ace Groundhog Day

This year, Ace Hardware joins in the age-old tradition of Groundhog Day with the introduction of Ace YardRx, a new subscription service offering personalized yard care for homeowners across the country. Ace will then hold the title of “Official Yard Care …

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Construction Job Market Remains Stable

Construction employment

According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), residential construction employment is now at 3.4 million, with 961,000 builders and 2.4 million residential speciality trade contractors.  In December 2024, construction workers saw a 5.5% unemployment rate. This is slightly …

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