When it comes to social media strategy, one size doesn’t fit all. No matter how often you post or how many channels you belong to, a social media calendar is an easy way to plan your strategy and keep your …
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Mitigating the Consumer Impact of Retail Theft
With headline after headline warning of the rapid increase of retail theft and other related crimes, retailers have been working toward mitigating the negative impacts of these crimes on their operations and their bottom lines. While it’s clear how retail …
Read More »National Retail Federation Provides Consumer Spending Forecast
$966.6 billion. That amount is how much the National Retail Federation (NRF) forecasts will be spent on gifts and decorations from November 1 to December 31, a 3-4% increase from 2022. NRF’s holiday forecast is based on economic modeling that …
Read More »Ace Hardware Updates Retailers on Cybersecurity Incident
In an email to retailers on Nov. 3, Ace Hardware president and CEO John Venhuizen updated retailers on the progress being made in remediating the cybersecurity incident that occurred over the weekend of Oct. 28-29. Venhuizen shared that the Care …
Read More »US LBM Named a Fastest-Growing Company
US LBM was recently included on the annual Inc. 5000 list, which ranks the nation’s fastest-growing privately held businesses. This is the first time US LBM has participated in the Inc. 5000 list, which reviews company data to create its …
Read More »Ace Hardware Experiences Cybersecurity Incident
Ace Hardware shared an email Monday with its retailers that the organization detected a cybersecurity incident impacting its IT systems. According to the email, ACENET, Warehouse Management Systems, Ace Retailer Mobile Assistant (ARMA), Hot Sheets, Invoices, Ace Rewards and the …
Read More »Tractor Supply Co. Reports Q3 2023 Financials
Farm, pet and ranch chain Tractor Supply Co. announced its Q3 2023 financial report Thursday, noting 4.3% sales growth year over year for the quarter to $3.41 billion and slight decline in comparable store sales. “We delivered solid growth in …
Read More »HPM Building Supply Foundation Pledges $100,000 in Scholarships
The HPM Foundation, the philanthropic arm of HPM Building Supply in Hawaii, has made a five-year pledge totaling $100,000 to the University of Hawaii Foundation to provide college scholarships to students enrolled at University of Hawaii (UH) campuses across the …
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