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Lumber & Building Materials Maintenance, Repair & Operations News and Events 

84 Lumber Appoints Ken Kucera to Oversee Manufacturing Division

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 0 Comments 84, appoints, ken, kucera, lumber, manufacturing, news, oversee, press, release

84 Lumber today announced Ken Kucera will now be the Vice President of Installed Sales and Manufacturing. In his new

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Hand and Power Tools News and Events 

National Tooling and Machining Association Announces Roger Atkins as New President

January 17, 2020January 18, 2020 0 Comments announces, association, atkins, machining, national, new, news, president, press, release, roger, tooling

CLEVELAND–The National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA) begins the new decade with a new president, Roger Atkins. Atkins was appointed

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Candles & Gifts News and Events 

NRF Says 2019 Holiday Sales Were Up 4.1 Percent

January 16, 2020January 17, 2020 0 Comments federation, holiday, national, news, press, release, retail, sales, up

Holiday retail sales during 2019 grew 4.1 percent over the same period in 2018 to $730.2 billion, the National Retail

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Automotive Lumber & Building Materials Maintenance, Repair & Operations News and Events 

Graco Launches Compact Dyna-Star Automatic Lubrication System

January 16, 2020January 18, 2020 0 Comments automatic, compact, dyna-star, graco, launches, lubrication, news, press, release, system

MINNEAPOLIS–Graco Inc. (NYSE: GGG), a leading manufacturer of fluid handling equipment, is pleased to announce the launch of its Compact Dyna-Star® (CDS)

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Hardware News and Events 

Ace Hardware Vaults to No. 6 Ranking in Entrepreneur’s 2020 Annual Franchise 500®

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 0 Comments 2020, 500, ace, annual, entrepreneur's, franchise, hardware, news, number, press, ranking, release, six

Ace Hardware Corporation, the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the world, is proud to announce it has once again been

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Hand and Power Tools Hardware News and Events 

Grainger Announces Leadership Change in Online Business

January 14, 2020January 15, 2020 0 Comments announces, business, change, grainger, leadership, news, online, press, release

CHICAGO, Jan. 14, 2020 — Grainger (NYSE: GWW), the leading broad line supplier of maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products serving

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Experts' Corner News and Events 

Growing Emphasis on Convenience for Today’s Consumers

January 14, 2020January 14, 2020 0 Comments convenience, customer, emphasis, federation, growing, national, news, press, release, retail

WASHINGTON–Today’s consumers increasingly prioritize convenience when it comes to purchases, and expect retailers to continue to offer innovative ways to

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Lumber & Building Materials Maintenance, Repair & Operations News and Events 

BIA Sets Renewed Course with Smith

January 14, 2020January 14, 2020 0 Comments association, brick, course, industry, news, press, release

RESTON, Va.–The Brick Industry Association (BIA) has elected General Shale CEO Charles Smith as chairman effective January 1.

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Community Connections News and Events 

NRF Foundation Honors Raises a Record $4 Million to Support Future Retail Leaders

January 13, 2020January 14, 2020 0 Comments $4M, federation, future, national, news, press, raises, release, retail, support

NEW YORK–The sixth annual NRF Foundation Honors took place Sunday at the New York Marriott Marquis to recognize the exceptional leadership of

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Housewares, Appliances, Cleaning Maintenance, Repair & Operations News and Events 

Kwikset Introduces Halo™ Touch Wi-Fi Smart Lock at CES 2020

January 10, 2020January 14, 2020 0 Comments 2020, cew, halo, introduces, kwikset, lock, news, press, release, smart, touch, wi-fi

LAS VEGAS–The Kwikset® brand of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. – Hardware & Home Improvement Division, adds to its family of

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