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Home Improvement Startup Houzz Suffers Data Breach
Home Improvement Startup Houzz Suffers Data Breach
February 01, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Home improvement startup Houzz revealed that it suffered a data breach. The company said in a FAQ on its website that the breach was discovered in late...

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How Lowe’s AR Bridges The Gap Between Real And Imaginary
How Lowe’s AR Bridges The Gap Between Real And Imaginary
November 01, 2018  |  Omnicommerce

Buying and selling home improvement goods has long been a source of frustration for consumers and merchants alike. For shoppers, installing something only to dislike...

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NEW REPORT: Retailers Face An Augmented Reality Check
NEW REPORT: Retailers Face An Augmented Reality Check
October 31, 2018  |  Omnicommerce

Augmented reality (AR) has long been associated with games like Pokémon Go and Zombies, Run! However, AR is now rewriting the rules of the retail...

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Kings Never Had It So Good: Behold The Rise Of Smart Toilets And Bathrooms
Kings Never Had It So Good: Behold The Rise Of Smart Toilets And Bathrooms
August 30, 2018  |  Internet of Things

One often hears that many people, especially in the most prosperous countries of the West and Asia, live better than the kings and queens of...

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Sears CEO’s Hedge Fund Seeks To Buy Kenmore For $400M
Sears CEO’s Hedge Fund Seeks To Buy Kenmore For $400M
August 16, 2018  |  Retail

In a formal proposal, ESL Investments said it was seeking to purchase Sears Holdings’ Kenmore brand, as well as the retailer’s home improvement unit. ESL...

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Home Depot Invests $1.2B To Speed Up Deliveries
Home Depot Invests $1.2B To Speed Up Deliveries
June 12, 2018  |  Retail

With eCommerce changing customer expectations, Home Depot is planning on investing $1.2 billion to facilitate quicker deliveries to homes and job sites. The company plans...

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Housing Supply And Demand Imbalance Drives Home Improvement Store Sales
Housing Supply And Demand Imbalance Drives Home Improvement Store Sales
June 05, 2018  |  Retail

Millennials are finally moving out of mom and dad’s house and creating their own households, which has increased demand in the housing market. At the...

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Q12018’s Big Retail Chill
Q12018’s Big Retail Chill
June 02, 2018  |  Retail

“Blame It On the Rain” is more than the song that ended the musical career of early 90s sensation Milli Vanilli. The phrase is also...

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Wesfarmers Exits The UK With Homebase Sell-Off
Wesfarmers Exits The UK With Homebase Sell-Off
May 25, 2018  |  Retail

Wesfarmers is selling U.K. home improvement chain Homebase just two years after buying it, according to news from CNBC. The question now is what future acquisitions...

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