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Lowe’s Names First Chief Digital Officer

Lowe's

Vikram Singh will serve as Lowe’s Cos. Inc.’s senior vice president and its first chief digital officer, the company states in a press release. The chief digital officer will “accelerate Lowe’s digital evolution and drive a holistic integrated strategy to …

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Home Improvement Retailer Busy Beaver Expands

busy beaver

Pittsburgh-based home improvement retailer Busy Beaver has announced plans to open five new locations in 2018, the company reports in a press release. These new stores will be in addition to the 18 locations in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia …

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Menards Plans to Build Robotic Warehouse

robotic warehouse

Wisconsin-based home improvement retailer Menards has announced plans to construct a new warehouse that will incorporate a 60-foot-tall robotic system to speed up delivery times and cut operating costs, the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram reports. “To be more competitive, we are …

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Home Depot Readies $15B Share Buyback

share buyback

During its 2017 Investor and Analyst Conference, Home Depot’s board of directors announced plans to initiate a $15 billion share buyback program, Reuters reports. “Since 2002 and through the third quarter of fiscal 2017, [Home Depot] has returned approximately $73 …

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Checking the Foundation of the 2017 Housing Market

Solid demand and steadily increasing home prices have been two of the  biggest housing headlines in 2017. To learn more about housing trends this year and predictions going into 2018, Hardware Retailing spoke with George Ratiu, director of quantitative and commercial …

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Walmart, Other Big Boxes Find Holiday Sales Drivers

Black Friday

With the holiday sales season underway, big-box retailers are experimenting with new ways to attract customers to their brick-and-mortar locations to drive sales and deliver memorable holiday shopping experiences. Walmart is planning to hold thousands of parties this holiday season …

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Submit a Stellar Young Retailer of the Year Nomination

young retailer of the year

Click here to download a PDF of the applicant information brochure. Submit Your Young Retailer of the Year Nomination Now! Supporting the next generation of business leaders is vital for the future of the independent home improvement industry. For more …

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