home improvement

Shipt Sees Financial Pressure Driving Online Seasonal Sales
Shipt Sees Financial Pressure Driving Online Seasonal Sales
April 03, 2024  |  Retail

As economic pressures continue to constrain consumers’ spending power, Shipt is seeing on-demand delivery shoppers turn to deals and concentrate their engagement around peak times....

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DoorDash Enters Home Improvement Category With Lowe’s Partnership
DoorDash Enters Home Improvement Category With Lowe’s Partnership
April 01, 2024  |  Delivery

DoorDash has entered the home improvement category with a new partnership with Lowe’s. The on-demand delivery aggregator now offers gardening tools, spring cleaning essentials, do-it-yourself...

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Home Depot Expands Pro Market Footprint With $18 Billion SRS Deal
Home Depot Expands Pro Market Footprint With $18 Billion SRS Deal
March 28, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Home Depot is acquiring SRS, a distribution company for roof, landscaping and pool contractors. The home improvement giant says the $18.2 billion deal, announced Thursday (March 28), will...

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Technology Helps Smaller Businesses Turn Embedded Finance Into Competitive Advantage
Technology Helps Smaller Businesses Turn Embedded Finance Into Competitive Advantage
February 28, 2024  |  SMBs

Ed O’Donnell, CEO of Versatile Credit, said that embedded finance can — and already is — transforming smaller businesses’ competitive dynamics.  “Technology’s been the great...

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Lowe’s Projects Falling Sales as Consumers Put off Remodeling
Lowe’s Projects Falling Sales as Consumers Put off Remodeling
February 27, 2024  |  Earnings

Consumers are forgoing big-ticket home projects, a fact that is cutting into Lowe’s revenue. The home improvement retailer released earnings Tuesday (Feb. 27) that showed sales for its most...

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Digital Experience, Trade Credit Mark Home Depot’s B2B Strategy
Digital Experience, Trade Credit Mark Home Depot’s B2B Strategy
February 20, 2024  |  Earnings

The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, is shrinking its 2024 earnings guidance. “After three years of exceptional growth for our business, 2023...

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Synchrony to Acquire Ally Financial’s POS Financing Arm
Synchrony to Acquire Ally Financial’s POS Financing Arm
January 19, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Synchrony and Ally Financial have reached a definitive agreement for Synchrony to acquire Ally’s point-of-sale financing business.  This acquisition includes $2.2 billion of loan receivables and relationships with...

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Lowe’s Cuts Sales Forecast as Consumers Decide Against DIY
Lowe’s Cuts Sales Forecast as Consumers Decide Against DIY
November 21, 2023  |  Earnings

Consumers are putting do-it-yourself (DIY) projects on hold, which is bad news for Lowe’s. The home improvement chain has slashed its full-year sales outlook, saying Tuesday (Nov....

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Home Depot: DIYers Hammer Away at Pocket-Friendly Projects
Home Depot: DIYers Hammer Away at Pocket-Friendly Projects
November 14, 2023  |  Earnings

Sticking to the same DIY rhythm as the previous quarter, Home Depot continues to see consumers hammering away at small projects instead of diving into...

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