home improvement

Lowe’s Announces Seventh Pandemic Bonus, Plans to Add 50,000 Jobs for Spring

Lowe’s has allotted an additional $80 million in discretionary bonuses for frontline associates and plans to hire more than 50,000 new associates across the…

SINSA Deploys Platform To Boost Inventory Control Across 65,000 SKUs

SINSA, a Nicaragua-based home improvement retailer, has implemented Oracle Retail services with the goal of enhancing customer experiences, propelling growth and offering…

Hurricane Florence Will Cost Retailers $700 Million, But Home Improvement Stores Could Benefit

Retailers are bracing themselves for the impact of Hurricane Florence, which could cost them up to $700 million in lost sales, according…

Wayfair Adds Professional Designer Service To Platform

Wayfair has launched an e-design platform called Design Services, which allows shoppers to interact with interior designers with both online and phone…

Sherwin-Williams Lets Shoppers Virtually Paint Their Walls With AR

Augmented reality (AR) is rapidly gaining in value for home improvement retailers, and Sherwin-Williams is making a splash with the Instant Paint…

Holiday 2016: The Best Of Times Or The Worst Of Times? Experts Weigh In

Multiple choice quiz: The 2016 holiday season was: A) Great! B) So-so C) Rough Advertisement It’s a trick question: all three answers…

How Virtual Reality Is Transforming The Retail Industry

In a world where physical and virtual environments are rapidly converging, industries are looking to find an effective touch point for marketing…

Department Store Drama Dominates Q2; Are More Store Closings In The Cards?

A disappointing Q1 for department stores kept all eyes on a select few retailers throughout Q2. Although the major department stores managed…

Ace Hardware Celebrates A Decade Of High Customer Satisfaction

For the 10th consecutive year, Ace Hardware ranked “Highest in Customer Satisfaction among Home Improvement Retail Stores,” according to the J.D. Power…