by Mike Duff | Aug 23, 2023 | Retail Articles
In driving store growth, Ace Hardware has already opened over 100 new stores in 2023, and is planning to open more than 170 by the end of the year, the company indicated as it prepares for its annual convention. The company has opened more than 1,100 stores in the...
by Mike Duff | Feb 6, 2023 | Retail Articles
In the latest Institute for Supply Management Report On Business, economic activity in the services sector expanded in January after contracting in December following 30 consecutive months of growth. Based on research conducted with purchasing and supply executives,...
by Mike Duff | Dec 8, 2022 | Retail Articles
As it continues store growth initiatives and launches a retail media program, BJ’s Wholesale Club announced that its newest club would open in Midlothian, VA on December 9. The latest manifestation of the company’s growth effort will operate an on-site...
by Chandler Harvey | Oct 12, 2022 | Connect FALL, Connect FALL 2022, Connect FALL 2022, Videos
A tote bag with the saying “Nobody’s Normal” was the inspiration for Tom Mirabile’s Connect FALL session on Tuesday. “Everyone who saw the bag said, ‘yep, that’s right.’ These are the times we are in and nobody is...
by Chandler Harvey | Oct 12, 2022 | Connect FALL, Connect FALL 2022, Connect FALL 2022, Videos
With a recession and inflation looming on the minds of many companies and consumers, Joe Derochowski, home industry advisor for The NPD Group, discussed during IHA’s 2022 Connect FALL virtual event where consumers are likely to spend during the next year and how...
