Consumer confidence was relatively strong in 2015, but it took a downward turn toward the end of last year that has carried into 2016. This resulted in a decrease of more than 5 percent in the consumer confidence index in …
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On the afternoon of Saturday, June 18, Adrianna Karp was the manager on duty at the Cole Hardware Mission Street store, working on a few different tasks, when the smell of smoke caught her attention. “In our stores, we use radio …
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There are many legislative and business topics that impact the welfare of independent home improvement businesses and their owners. In an effort to bring some of those topics to light, the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) is in the …
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The Westlake Ace Hardware chain is expanding into North Carolina. The company, which is an Ace Hardware Corp. subsidiary, is scheduled to close a deal to buy two stores in Raleigh, North Carolina, in mid-July. With the addition of the North …
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In-store price matching from ads is now a thing of the past for Walmart shoppers. Historically, customers of the retail giant could present a competitors’ printed ad that displayed a lower price at checkout in order to get a discount. On …
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Flooring discounter Lumber Liquidators won’t be selling Chinese-made laminate anymore, and has agreed to continue an air-quality testing program for consumers. Federal agencies, including the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, had been investigating the Toano, Virginia, company since early 2015, when the retailer …
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Banks continue rolling out new microchip-embedded debit and credit cards, which are supposed to be more secure against fraud than cards that are authenticated with signatures only. But Home Depot, in a recently filed lawsuit, says Visa and MasterCard aren’t making transactions as secure as …
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Retailers hit the floor of the 2016 United Hardware June Buying Market, held June 17-19 at the Minneapolis Convention Center, looking for promotional items, new categories and a strong start to the second half of the year. “With the arrival …
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