Here are some recent notices and news stories from the retail industry.

LBM Journal 

• LBM Journal’s Top 10 Stories of 2021 
• Orgill Realigns Purchasing Department  

Hardware Retailing 

• Holiday Returns Will Cost Retailers More This Year 
• Do It Best Announces Plans for Virtual Spring Market 
• Ace Hardware Named Top Omnichannel Customer Service Provider
• Blish-Mize Co. Distribution Center Workers Vote to Leave Teamsters
   

Home Improvement Retailer 

• Small Businesses Identify Top 4 Priorities for the New Year 

Payments Dive 

• Seven Payments Trends for 2022 as Innovation Climbs 

Retail Dive 

• 10 Retail Trends to Watch in 2022 
• Adobe: Holiday E-commerce Topped $204B in the US 
• Omicron ‘unlikely to derail’ Economic Growth: Moody’s 

HBS Dealer 

• Ace on E-commerce Leaders List 
• Kitchen and Bath Association Predicts 19% Market Growth in 2022 
• Orgill’s History on Tap
• At Emery Jensen: More Trucks, More Staff

Retail Brew 

• Retail Spending Slumped in December but Grew YoY: Report 

National Retail Federation 

• NRF Says 2021 Holiday Sales Grew 14.1 Percent to Record $886.7 Billion