We’re always monitoring the industry news. Here are some headlines and notices from the retail, hardware and LBM sectors.
Hardware Retailing
- Do it Best and True Value Announce Support for California Wildfires
- Do it Best Announces New Divisional Merchandise Manager
- Holiday Retail Sales Surpass NRF Forecasts
- Import cargo surge continues Into January
- Ace Hardware earns top spot on Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 list
- Tractor Supply Co. acquires online pet pharmacy Allivet
- Economy ended 2024 on a high note, NRF Says
- Ace Hardware earns top spot on Forbes customer service list
HBS Dealer
- Basics of a ‘Rebate Recovery Program’
- Do it Best names director of e-commerce
- Hardware Sales pours into brewery partnerships
LBM Journal
National Retail Federation
Retail Dive
- Retail job cuts spiked in December
- Holiday e-commerce hits a record as shoppers choose phones over stores
- US retail sales rose 3.8% this holiday season
- Big Lots’ new deal could keep up to 400 stores open
- Retailers lost $103B in fraudulent returns and claims in 2024
- Holiday shoppers spent global record $1.2 trillion online
Total Retail
