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An expanded role for an executive who has been with the company since 2006.

A notable portion of HBSDealer stocks lost traction on Monday, especially Sears Hometown (SHOS) and Boise Cascade (BCC).

Stickers in the windows of kitchen cabinet retailers will soon indicate a high level of environmental stewardship, if a new program from the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association catches on.

“Few things come out lower on employee engagement surveys than performance appraisals, but we do them because the data is needed” to ensure fairness with compensation, promotions—or terminations, said Dick Grote of Grote Consulting Corp., during his presentation at the 2014 WorldatWork Total Rewards Conference, held here May 19-21.

Interior designer Marc Thee: "Give it swag, give it game, and make it ridiculous."

Toano, Va.-based Lumber Liquidators reported third-quarter net income of $12.9 million, up 91.3% from $6.7 million in the third quarter of the prior year. 

Net sales for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 increased $32.3 million, or 18.8%, to $204.3 million in the third quarter of 2012 from $172.0 million in the third quarter of 2011. Comparable-store net sales increased 12.0% for the quarter; non-comparable store net sales increased $11.7 million. The company opened seven new stores during the third quarter.

Buy American and Hire American is the presidential order of the day. Your thoughts?

The acquisition-spree continues for US LBM, now operating in 21 states with some 131 locations.