Lowe’s reported its Q2 2025 financial results, marking $24 billion in total sales, a 1.7% increase year over year. Comparable sales for the quarter also increased by 1.1%. Net earnings for Q2 2025 were $2.4 million, a 0.01% increase year …
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The Home Depot released its Q2 2025 financials, reporting sales of $45.3 billion, an increase of 4.9% from the second quarter of fiscal 2024. Comparable sales for Q2 2025 increased 1% and comparable sales in the U.S. increased 1.4%. Net …
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Ace Hardware has launched RedVest Media, The Helpful Network, its new retail media network (RMN) designed to give brands the ability to engage with Ace shoppers with highly targeted, full-funnel advertising across online channels. “Ace has always been about helping …
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As retailers walked the aisles of the market floor, sat in on educational sessions, met with vendors and service providers and attended the general session, a common theme running through the Fall 2025 Ace Convention was finding ways to differentiate …
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Prices for residential building materials increased in July, reaching the largest year-over-year growth in over two years, according to an analysis from the National Association of Home Builders Eye on Housing report. Construction machinery and metal molding/trim prices rose significantly, …
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Last August, along with celebrating 100 years of serving the independent channel, Ace Hardware also unveiled its new experiential store format, ELEVATE³ Ace, at the 2024 Fall Ace Convention. During this year’s 2025 Fall Convention, Ace Hardware celebrated its one-year …
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Embodying leadership, grit and a passion for the independent channel, this year’s Young Retailer of the Year honorees prove that the future of the industry is in good hands. The Young Retailer of the Year program, now in its 29th …
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Orgill has hired Julie Albrecht as its new executive vice president and chief financial officer. She will join the company on August 18. Albrecht brings more than 35 years of leadership and finance experience across multiple industries, including building products, …
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