Ace Hardware is among six companies that Entrepreneur magazine has identified as examples of businesses “boosting growth by investing in customer delight” through service. Customer service is of paramount importance, and businesses need to prioritize it as much as they do sales, according to an article from Entrepreneur. Extensive …
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Visitors from around the world began gathering this past weekend in Cologne, Germany, to attend spoga+gafa 2015, where more than 2,000 lawn, garden and outdoor living suppliers were on hand to greet them. The event, which runs from Aug. 30 …
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The city of New Orleans was filled with the sound of jazz music, smell of Cajun cuisine and an influx of thousands of people who came to attend the Orgill, Inc. Fall Dealer Market this week. The show kicked off …
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True Value Company announced today that Busy Beaver Home Improvement Centers has joined the co-op as its newest member. “We’re thrilled for our customers and associates that Busy Beaver will now partner with True Value,” Busy Beaver CEO Joe Kallen says. …
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Ace’s revenue growth was fresh news at the Ace Hardware Fall 2015 Convention, but CEO and president John Venhuizen offered a warning to retailers: don’t get comfortable. On Wednesday, the cooperative reported revenue growth of 6.5 percent in its second quarter. …
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Ace Hardware Corporation reported second quarter 2015 revenues of $1.4 billion, an increase of $86.2 million or 6.5 percent from the second quarter of 2014. Net income was $57.5 million for the second quarter of 2015, a decrease of $9.0 …
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True Value Company saw revenue and comparable store sales increase in the second quarter of 2015. Retail comparable store sales were up 2.3 percent in the quarter and 3.5 percent year to date, with growth throughout the U.S. and in all of …
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Canada’s TIM-BR MART Group has announced the sale of the hardlines assets of its distribution arm, Chalifour Canada Ltd., to Orgill Canada Hardlines, ULC, a wholly owned, Canadian-based subsidiary of Orgill, Inc. “The strategic alliance resulting from this transaction will …
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