ATLANTA (Reuters) – U.S. home improvement chain Home Depot Inc. ( HD.N ) mentioned on Wednesday it might buy Chinese retailer The Home Way, marking its first foray into retailing in quick-rising China.
Part of the recognition of American hardware stores is the vary of companies they supply. Most shops only sell items, while some hardware shops custom-make or repair a large variety of home items. It is widespread for a hardware store in the U.S. to restore damaged home windows and screens, repair power equipment corresponding to lawn mowers, re-key entry locks, make copies of home keys and automobile keys, re-wire lamps and vacuum cleaners, sharpen knives and slicing tools, make minor repairs to faucet and bathe elements, repair kerosene heaters and minimize and thread plumbing pipe to sketch.
The Home Depot refers to its omnichannel efforts as interconnected retail.” Associates are using handheld units to help prospects complete …