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  • Home Depot embarks on spring hiring spree

    The Home Depot is gearing up for the busy spring selling season with the hire of more than $80,000 seasonal employees.

    The retailer is hiring for sales, operations and cashier positions across all departments, which range from the lumber aisle to the Pro desk and the outside garden.

    Additionally, Store Merchandising Execution Teams are also looking for associates to set up displays, maintain store appearance and keep products customer-ready.

  • Lowe’s in big step up in Canada with purchase of home improvement chain

    Lowe's is making major moves in Canada with the $2.3 billion purchase of Rona Inc., a Canadian home improvement retailer and distributor.

    Lowe's had previously made an unsolicited bid on the company more than three years ago, but the substantially higher offer this time around was accepted by Rona's board.

  • Analysis: Why J.C. Penney will win with appliances

    Photo: J.C. Penney launched appliances at 22 stores in three test markets this week, including the inviting presentation shown above at a store in Tampa.

    Large appliances are back at select J.C. Penney stores after a 30 year hiatus and when – not if – the merchandising initiative is rolled out more broadly the contribution to same store sales growth could be huge.

  • Metro Commercial Negotiates Sale of Home Depot Plaza

    Upper Darby, Pa. -- Metro Commercial Real Estate announced that is has negotiated the sale of the 307,000-sq.-ft. Home Depot Plaza in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania.

    The purchaser, a life insurance company, values the long-term nature of the anchor leases, Home Depot and Acme, and the population density of the area.

  • Six reasons why the RILA board just got stronger

    Photo: Marvin Ellison, CEO, J.C. Penney

  • J.C. Penney taps former Home Depot vet to head up stores

    J.C. Penney Company appointed Joe McFarland as executive VP of stores, effective immediately, succeeding Tony Bartlett.

    McFarland, similar to J.C. Penney CEO Marvin Ellison, is a Home Depot veteran. He worked at the home improvement giant for over 20 years, most recently as president of its Northern and Western Divisions, where he was responsible for the sales and operations of up to 800 stores in 24 states. McFarland began his career at the chain as a sales associate.

  • Penney taps former Home Depot vet to head up stores

    J.C. Penney Company appointed Joe McFarland as executive VP of stores, effective immediately, succeeding Tony Bartlett.

    McFarland, similar to J.C. Penney CEO Marvin Ellison, is a Home Depot veteran. He worked at the home improvement giant for over 20 years, most recently as president of its Northern and Western Divisions, where he was responsible for the sales and operations of up to 800 stores in 24 states. McFarland began his career at the chain as a sales associate.

  • Wayfair enters the flooring business

    Home Depot, Lowe’s and Lumber Liquidators have a new online competitor to cope with after Wayfair.com announced ambitious plans to sell and install flooring.

    Wayfair Inc. is launching a feature called the One-Stop Flooring Shop, designed to offer customers a single destination for managing and completing home flooring projects. One-Stop Flooring Shop includes a broad assortment flooring materials and tiles. In addition, the service provides access to a dedicated flooring concierge team and a national network of pre-screened contractors.

  • Former Home Depot exec named CFO at Hancock Fabrics

    Rebecca Flick has joined Hancock Fabrics, a struggling operator of 260 stores, as CFO after spending 14 years early in her finance career with the Home Depot.

    Flick was named CFO effective Jan. 4, to fill a position that had been held on an interim basis since August 2015 by O. Pierce Crockett, Hankcock’s divisional VP and controller. Crockett stepped in to lead the finance group after James Brown resigned as CFO after holding the post for less than two years.

  • Lowe’s knows there’s no place like home

    On the heels of adding new security features to its Iris connected home device, Lowe’s is further expanding its presence in the connected home market.

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