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February 12, 2013
Report: Retail imports to increase 8.5% in February

A report released Friday by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates estimated that retail imports will increase 8.5% in February, after a contract deal between the East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers is finalized.

January 14, 2013
Retail imports to increase while longshoremen strike looms

Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 2.3% in January over the same month last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

Meanwhile, port workers say they’re ready to strike at East Coast and Gulf Coast docks.

August 30, 2012
Hurricane Isaac plows ahead in the Gulf

A slow-moving Hurricane Isaac is bad news for the people of the Gulf Coast, according to Thursday morning weather reports. 

By one estimate, Isaac could cause as much as $1.5 billion in insured losses. Nearly 650,000 people in the area are without power in the Gulf region and Arkansas.

Retail companies and distributors have mobilized.

August 21, 2012
D.R. Horton acquires home-building assets of Breland Homes

Fort Worth, Texas-based home builder D.R. Horton has acquired the homebuilding operations of Breland Homes, which operates in Huntsville, Mobile and Baldwin County in Alabama and along the gulf coast of Mississippi. The home-building operating assets included about 320 homes in inventory and 1,020 finished lots. D.R. Horton will also control an additional 3,700 lots through option contracts. 

July 10, 2012
RILA warns of potentially devastating disruption

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) urged the International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance to reach a contract agreement well in advance of the Sept. 30 deadline in order to prevent a disruption to the flow of goods.

The ongoing labor negotiations affect 14 East and Gulf Coast ports, which together account for 95% of all containerized shipments to the Eastern seaboard.

September 15, 2008
Home improvement retailers help Hurricane Ike victims

As residents of Texas’s Gulf Coast try to recover from the fury of Hurricane Ike,...

September 7, 2008
Lowe's ‘command center’ prepares for further storms

Additionally, the company has set up hurricane relief donation sites at stores nationwide, part of...

September 2, 2008
Home Depot donates to Gustav relief efforts

Other areas, including Florida and the Outer Banks of North Carolina, could be subject to...

June 5, 2008
DuPont prevails in unusual dioxin case

A man claimed his rare blood cancer was caused by dioxins from a Gulf Coast...

May 15, 2008
Home Depot Foundation framing homes for Habitat project

The homes will be completed by Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast by...

May 4, 2008
First Responders: Research lauds retailers’ disaster relief

Any time there’s a natural disaster in this country, the local heroes tend to be...

April 29, 2008
Research lauds retailer role in disaster recovery

According to a study just released by researchers at George Mason University, big-box retailers consistently...

March 2, 2008
Stormy weather for Katrina Cottages: Pre-fab bungalows get cool reception in Gulf Coast communities

When the building industry got its first look at the Katrina Cottage, at the International...

November 18, 2007
Southeast: Gimme shelter

One of the aftereffects of Hurricane Katrina has been a rush of new building codes...

September 9, 2007
Sales up, comps down at Lowe’s in Q2

Poorly performing housing markets in Florida and California put a damper on Lowe’s overall sales...

June 10, 2007
Lowe’s earnings tumble in bad weather

Lowe’s, like Home Depot, stumbled in erratic weather conditions and an uncertain housing market in...

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