Woodson Lumber Company is celebrating 100 years in service this year. According to local newspaper, The Eagle, one hundred years ago, two Missouri brothers made their way to the Brazos Valley, where they settled in and took over a lumber …
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Growth in home improvement activity is expected to climax during the second half of 2014 and then begin to ease heading into next year, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released by the Remodeling Futures Program at …
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RONA and Ace Hardware have announced a long-term agreement for master licensing of the Ace brand in Canada. Under this agreement, RONA has specific rights and privileges with respect to Ace Hardware brands, retail operating systems and web portals. RONA …
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc replaced its U.S. head Bill Simon with Asia chief Greg Foran. According to Reuters, the moves comes as Wal-Mart seeks to restore the fortunes of its largest business after a year of sluggish sales. A 35-year retail …
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Beginning July 1, Ace Hardware became the wholesale supplier to Mitre 10, a New Zealand cooperative comprised of 81 member-owned stores. Hardware Retailing magazine interviewed Robert Moschorak, president of Ace Hardware International regarding some of the details of the agreement in the following exclusive …
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The National Retail Federation lowered its retail sales forecast for 2014 because of slow growth recorded during the first half of the year, but said sales are expected to grow significantly faster over the next five months. NRF forecasted in …
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Benjamin Moore has been gaining media attention lately with some pretty off-the-wall stunts. While it’s still debatable whether these stunts will yield any real sales, it’s not debatable that the stunts are entertaining. According to Marketingland.com, aiming to tout the …
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According to Multichannel Merchant, customers no longer differentiate between online and in-store experiences. To attract and retain today’s empowered shoppers, retailers must blend the physical and digital worlds into a seamless omnichannel commerce experience that offers buy anywhere, fulfill from …
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