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The Home Depot today reported sales growth for the second quarter of 2015. The retailer had sales of $24.8 billion, for a 4.3 percent increase above the second quarter of fiscal 2014. Comparable U.S. store sales for the second quarter of …

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 …

U.S. retail and food sales in July increased from June, and building material and garden supply dealers saw sales increase by 0.7 percent in that time, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Overall retail trade sales were up 0.6 percent from …

Ace Hardware is in the top 25 percent of fastest-growing retailers in the U.S.,  according to the National Retail Federation. Ace, which is headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, ranked No. 24 for year-over-year domestic sales growth on the Hot 100 Retailers 2015 list, which the retail trade association …

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 …

In a move that will increase its retail store count by more than 30 percent, Central Network Retail Group, LLC (CNRG) has acquired Marvin’s, an Alabama-based home center chain. Marvin’s operates 28 home center locations throughout Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and …

Tractor Supply Company opened new stores and saw increases in sales and income during the second quarter of 2015. The rural lifestyle store chain had net sales of $1.77 billion, an increase of about 12 percent from 2014’s second quarter. Net income …

Motivating employees to work hard is a challenge managers will always face because some associates are naturally driven to do their best every day while others lack initiative. Employee appreciation lunches, discounts on products and other recognition methods all boost …