Home Depot Opens Big-Format Store

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Home Depot has opened a 211,000-sq.-ft. “superstore” in Anaheim Hills, Calif., which it describes as “almost twice the size of [a] regular Home Depot.” The unit, situated in an affluent area of Orange County, is an existing store that was remodeled. Among the changes are:

• Expanded bath fixture showroom, including a “shower gallery;”
• More kitchen cabinet options;
• Weber grill showroom;
• Year-round outdoor living showroom;
• Expanded appliance showroom with lifestyle vignettes;
• Expanded hard surface flooring and rug selection;
• Expanded decor showroom; and
• Expanded hardware department

(As reported by Home Channel News) Read the article

Lowe’s Lays out Plan to Boost Sales, Eyes Acquisitions

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After trailing larger rival Home Depot Inc (HD.N) in same-store sales for 11 straight quarters, Lowe’s is now investing in everything from in-store technology to its online business to win back shoppers from the industry leader.

“We recognized that a lot of our ills aren’t just housing-related or macro-related, just some things we needed to fix ourselves,” Robert Hull, who has served as Lowe’s chief financial officer since March 2003, told Reuters on Tuesday.

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Inside the “Costco Craze”

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Maybe you’ve never pondered what a weird business Costco is, when you’re navigating your boat-like cart toward a gallon tub of mayonnaise in one of its crowded, cavernous warehouses. But CNBC did.

(As reported by SeattlePI.com) Read the article