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  • GE opens GeoSpring operation in Kentucky

    GE Appliances has opened its GeoSpring Hybrid Water Heater manufacturing facility at Appliance Park in Louisville, Ky. -- the first to open there since 1957. The new product and a revitalized facility, a $38 million investment, is the first of GE’s commitments to invest a total of $1 billion ($800 million in Louisville) and create more than 1,300 new jobs in the United States by 2014.

  • Wren hires former HD exec

    A former loss prevention expert for Home Depot and Wal-Mart has been appointed director of...

  • Arthur Blank makes a gift to golf

    Home Depot founder Arthur M. Blank, now the owner of the PGA Tour Superstores chain of golf shops, will donate $1 million to The First Tee youth development program.

  • A store’s best friend?

    While no product category is absolutely recession-proof, there are a few in the home channel that come close. Paint will always sell, and weather permitting, lawn and garden is a safe bet.

    Add pet products to the list.

  • Wal-Mart plans new crop of energy-efficient stores

    The retailer is set to open four stores that use 25 percent less energy and...

  • Talking in circulars

    Hardware store circulars have been part of our nation’s newspapers for generations and are a...

  • Stock makes bid for National Home Center

    Stock Building Supply has entered into an agreement to purchase National Home Center, the Arkansas...

  • Hardware stores embrace layaway

    Facing the prospects of a weak holiday selling season, many hardware stores are trying to...
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