Monday’s Stats of the Week

Here are the miscellaneous and sundry stats of the week, gathered from sources ranging from American Express to Zillow:

Despite high expectations for holiday sales, the majority (72%) of small business owners are not planning to hire additional staff for the holiday season.

— Source: American Express OPEN Holiday Growth Pulse

The average Apple worker's home is worth more than five times as much as the average American home, and the gap has been widening.

— source: Zillow

In a study that looked at more than 1,000 online shoppers in the U.S., 35% of the pool opted for buy-online and pick-up-in-store. Of those, a full 50% dealt with a problem.

— Source: JDA Software Group survey

In New York state, Lowe’s will refund more than $1 million to more than 16,000 New York consumers. The refund is related to allegations of deceptive sales practices for flooring installations.

— Source: Office of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman

House-Hasson’s acquisition of Long-Lewis is its fifth since 1980, when Don Hasson took over as chief of the 109-year-old distributor.

— Source: House-Hasson Hardware

Average market prices for framing lumber have fallen approximately 22% since the beginning of the year.

— Source: Builders FirstSource