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When I was younger I wanted to open a chain of stores. The stores would be part shoe retailer, part hair salon and part pub, and I wanted to name them Jaime’s Shoes, Dos and Brews. While this was just …

With the holiday rush approaching and a new $100 bill in circulation, it’s imperative for retailers to support their sales associates with tools to identify phony bills before hundreds of dollars of merchandise walks out their doors for free. Use …

Lowe’s reported third-quarter net earnings of $499 million, up 26 percent from the same period last year but below the $503.5 million estimate, and a 6.2 percent increase in same-store sales. Sales were also up 7.3 percent to $13 billion, …

Home Depot today reported sales of $19.5 billion for the third quarter, a 7.4 percent increase from the third quarter last year. Comparable-store sales for the quarter of were up 7.4 percent and comp sales for U.S. stores were up …

Ace Hardware reported total revenues of $1 billion for the third quarter, an increase of $84.4 million or 8.9 percent from the same period last year. Net income showed no gain in comparison to the same quarter last year, coming …

Canadian home improvement retailer Rona Inc. reported a decline in same-store sales for the third quarter due “relatively unfavorable market conditions during the quarter,” according to the company. The retailer reported revenues from continuing operations of about $1.17 billion in the …

True Value reported revenue of $346.5 million, an increase of 2.0 percent or $6.9 million from $339.6 million a year ago. The company attributes the growth to its growing Destination True Value (DTV) retail footprint and increased wholesale sales; the …