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2024 in Retail: Navigating Twists, Turns, Transformation

2024 in Retail: Navigating Twists, Turns, Transformation

by Chandler Harvey | Dec 20, 2024 | Retail Articles

Retail took some surprising twists in 2024, as the view forward from 2023 didn’t reveal how the way forward would have so many twists and turns. Of course, some developments fell into old patterns and some weaker retailers fell by the wayside. Meanwhile, an...
True Value Files Chapter 11; Do It Best Named Stalking Horse Bidder

True Value Files Chapter 11; Do It Best Named Stalking Horse Bidder

by Mike Duff | Oct 14, 2024 | Featured News, Retail Articles

Hardware wholesaler True Value Co. has struck a buyout deal with co-operative Do It Best Corp. with True Value filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to facilitate a process that would combine 4,500 True Value-affiliated stores with the Do It Best’s 4,300...
True Value Marketing Campaign Spotlights Hardware Heroes

True Value Marketing Campaign Spotlights Hardware Heroes

by Mike Duff | Apr 8, 2024 | Retail Articles

In time for the spring, when hardware stores and home centers see their biggest sales of the year, True Value has launched a marketing campaign dubbed Hardware Hero in partnership with its agency of record, Laughlin Constable.  As consumers begin assembling their home...
True Value Acquires the Agway Brand

True Value Acquires the Agway Brand

by Mike Duff | Nov 1, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles

True Value Co. has acquired the brand trademark rights of Agway Farm & Home Supply, a leading wholesale product distribution company serving a network of private dealers, primarily in the Northeast. Almost 600 retail stores operate under the Agway name. Founded as...

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