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April 27, 2012
Exterior lighting, by the numbers

Channel analysis Sales of exterior lighting products jumped 21.3% in the 12 months from March 2011 to February 2012, compared with the same period in the previous year, according to the market size estimate from NPD Group’s Consumer Tracking Service. Consumers lit up their yards to the tune of $789 million during that time, with most of the spend occurring at warehouse home centers.

June 2, 2011
Mixed message seen in retail comps

Top-line retail same-store sales held steady with a 5.7% gain in May, but showed the effects of plans by shoppers to curb spending, according to Kantar Retail.

May 3, 2011
Fifty winning retailers, state by state

From New York’s Island to the Redwood Forests, the great American hardware store maintains a revered place in the commercial history of these United States. 


On the following pages, Home Channel News editors travel state-by-state to find examples of leading hardware store retailers. To those deserving candidates not on the list — and there are many — we offer this advice as consolation: “Keep up the good work. We’ll get to you eventually.” 


January 14, 2011
Target to enter Canada via Zeller’s deal

In its first-ever expansion outside of the United States, Target Corp. on Thursday said it would acquire up to 220 Zellers discount department stores in Canada from the Hudson’s Bay Co. for $1.8 billion. The deal will allow Target to open 100 to 150 Target stores throughout Canada in 2013 and 2014.

October 3, 2010
Paint by the numbers

Across the home channel, retailers and distributors point to painting as the most common home...

December 2, 2008
Sears posts $146 million loss

Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based Sears Holdings Corp. posted a third-quarter loss of $146 million, compared to...

September 28, 2008
Hackett’s to open 11th location

Hackett’s, a chain of department stores with full service True Value Hardware departments, has...

September 21, 2008
Tools to shoes, Hacketts has it covered

At a time when small department stores are losing ground to mass competition, the Hacketts...

September 17, 2008
Do it Best names housewares merchandise manager

Linda Geise will lead the co-op’s efforts to improve member profitability of its housewares business...

August 5, 2008
Hackett's opens 10th location

“We were very pleased with the opening of the new location, and we received positive...

July 13, 2008
Faucet function vs. fashion

The faucet category is one of the more artistic areas of home improvement. Many of...

July 15, 2007
Prescott’s all-in-one

Not many hardware stores maintain an active bridal registry program.But some 100 miles south of...

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