by Mike Duff | Nov 19, 2021 | Retail Articles
Ace Hardware Corp. set a revenue and an earnings record in the third quarter. The cooperative posted a record net income of $99.3 million for the quarter, up to $600,000 from the year-before period, according to Ace. Retail comparable sales in the United States...
by Mike Duff | Oct 5, 2021 | Retail Articles
Even with all the macro pressures in the marketplace, including COVID-19 and labor shortages, retailers remain optimistic even for what they recognize will be a bumpy 2021 holiday shopping season. A survey of retail managers and executives commissioned by the Ultimate...
by Mike Duff | Sep 3, 2021 | Retail Articles
Amid a COVID-19 Delta variant spike and disruptions due to weather, the August jobs report, as published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, came in under expectations, but retailers are jumping into the employment pool, recently announcing a number of...
by Mike Duff | Jul 27, 2021 | Retail Articles
China-based lifestyle retailer MINISO has announced that it is relocating the company’s North American headquarters from Los Angeles to New York City to strengthen its presence along the east coast of the United States. MINISO stores stock household goods, cosmetics,...
by Peter Giannetti | May 25, 2021 | HomePage Views
My wife and I, like everyone, had to forgo many things the past 15 months. One thing our family and friends seemed to miss even more than we did was our annual holiday party. I’m sure it’s not extraordinary as holiday parties go, but it had become an automatic entry...