by Annie Dameworth | Jul 9, 2025 | Industry News
Michael Almeida’s motivation for helping others is the undercurrent that brought him to serve in the military, and the fuel that drives him in his role in the independent home improvement channel today. Almeida served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2002 to 2009 as a...
by Annie Dameworth | Jul 9, 2025 | Industry News
A dream since childhood, Joe Rawson always knew he wanted to be in the military. Rawson served in the U.S. Air Force starting in 1998. He served on active duty until 2004, and then full time in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard until October 2018, when he...
by Annie Dameworth | Jul 9, 2025 | Industry News
The U.S. economy added 147,000 jobs in June, according to recent data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, up slightly from May’s numbers. The unemployment rate was 4.1%, down slightly from 4.2% in May and remaining in a narrow range of 4.0% to 4.2% since May...
by Annie Dameworth | Jul 8, 2025 | Industry News, Trends & Products
The impact of new tariffs and other governmental policies on the U.S. economy are still unpredictable halfway through 2025, according to National Retail Federation (NRF) chief economist Jack Kleinhenz. “This year began with high expectations for the strength of the...
by Annie Dameworth | Jun 30, 2025 | Operational Insights
This month’s feature story takes a closer look at customer returns policies and ways retailers can improve their own policies to keep customers happy while still protecting their operation’s bottom line. As part of the feature story on Page 18, during Q2 of 2025, the...
