From the Web: Tragedy at a New York Home Depot store
<p>A violent and tragic incident rocked a Home Depot store in New York City. Plus, salaries in the news and a forecast for a boost in weather-related sales.</p>
From the wide world of hardware, retail and building materials: a tragic store-shooting rocked a Home Depot in New York City. Plus, salaries in the news and a forecast for a boost in weather-related sales.
The NYPD said that the shooting, which occurred at a Home Depot in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood, was a murder-suicide (source: Reuters). Read more.
In other news, Valspar CEO Gary Hendrickson got a 71% pay increase in 2014 (source: Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal). Read more.
Also, some analysts are predicting that Winter Storm Juno will be the fly in the ointment for a relatively strong holiday retail season (source: The Street). Read more.
