Lowe's celebrates isolated moms with flower baskets

May 5, 2020

Home improvement and gardening retailer Lowe's is teaming up with Uber and small business growers to provide flower baskets to moms that are sequestered and…

Austria lets hardware, home improvement stores open in easing COVID-19 restructions

April 21, 2020

Hardware and home improvement retailers in Austria got the green light this week to reopen for business, about a month after the country ordered all…

Home Depot hiring big for busiest season

February 17, 2020

The Home Depot will hire 80,000 store associates to handle its busiest season of the year — spring.

Podcast: Driving sales when store traffic is down

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

Declining store traffic is often cited as the key reason why sales are down, but retail analytics expert and two-time author, Mark Ryski has a different take…

Organic gardener retailer sprouting up in Walmart, top retail outlets

February 7, 2020

Back to the Roots, an organic gardening retailer, is finding a home this year in 2,300 Walmarts nationwide. It's also taking root in Lowe's, Target, Costco and…

How Dunn Edwards enhances the customer experience

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Dunn Edwards Paints takes a multi-pronged approach to reducing customer friction and becoming a hub of convenience, service and experience.

Home Depot holiday trees reflect smart tech infusion

November 7, 2019

Home Depot has unveiled a line of pre-lit Christmas trees boasting smart technology that lets tree owners control lights via a smartphone app.

The Smart Safe Fact Sheet for Retail

If your company is looking for an innovative solution to reduce the stress that handling cash has on your operations, a smart safe may be the right fit.

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North Carolina will be home to a Lowe's global tech center

July 8, 2019

Home improvement retailer Lowe's plans to build a global technology center in Charlotte, North Carolina, creating more than 1,600 jobs.

Pier 1 store closures will hit 57

July 3, 2019

Home goods retailer Pier 1 Imports expects to close 57 stores in this fiscal year.

Collective intelligence: How brands and retailers both win with data-sharing

Retailers and brands that engage in co-marketing campaigns with pooled customer data can boost customer satisfaction and success rates by creating more…

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Intelligent Devices: A Guide to IoT Applications for Retail Device Manufacturers

Retailers are increasingly incorporating Internet-of-Things devices into store operations, but delivering on the value proposition requires dependable…

Lowe's, Crate and Barrel talk digital and in-store marketing and finding the perfect balance

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Achieving the right mix of digital and in-store marketing is a major focus for home goods retailers. Leaders from Crate and Barrel and Lowe's share insights on…

Home Depot, Zivelo share insights at NRF on building the 'store of the future'

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Healey Cypher, CEO of Zivelo, and Albert Vita, director of in-store experience and visual merchandising at The Home Depot, co-presented their ideas on defining…

Lowe's shuttering Orchard Supply Hardware, hires new CFO

August 22, 2018

While home improvement retailer Lowe's bested expectations with its latest earnings report, it also announced it will shut down its Orchard Supply Hardware…

Lowe's debuts 'view in your space' AR experience

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

The latest AR mobile app experience lets customers view items in a home or yard space during the shopping journey.

Why Amazon may lose its influencer title in 2018

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

While the ecommerce retailer won top shopping destination this past holiday season, and dozens of headlines related its innovations, Amazon is not immune to…

Lowe’s Orchard Supply Hardware refreshes brand to drive better customer engagement

by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

The retailer is tapping a new creative platform developed by consultancy Persuasion Arts & Sciences to refresh the brand, build deeper engagement with…

Home Depot shuttering Long Island store location in light of new opening

August 22, 2017

Home Depot is closing an East Meadow, New York store come September as it's built a new store just a few miles away.

Home Depot fiscal results a bright light in retail segment

May 19, 2017

Not every retailer is being battered and scrambling to spur more sales and customer base. Home Depot is beating analysts' expectations when it comes to profit…