Chris Ahearn
Chris Ahearn
issue leaving next places recovery road stay storm teams
We have storm recovery teams ... leaving in the next day or so. The issue is places for them to stay and road closures,
area california consider major stores
We have 53 stores in California and we consider it to be a major area of expansion.
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We will host as many of these as we need to.
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It's our goal to have a wide range of power tools at every price point. We're always looking for opportunities to enhance that.
across caused demand fast four great hard last major producing storms winter year
They are hard to get because not only were there four major hurricanes last year, but also winter storms this year caused great demand across the country. Manufacturers are producing them as fast as possible.
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We're not replacing DIY with DIFM by any means. What we're doing is broadening our DIY model to include the do-it-for-me category.
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We're not replacing DIY with DIFM by any means, ... What we're doing is broadening our DIY model to include the do-it-for-me category.
area compared growth rate sales twice
This area has twice the rate of sales growth compared to our traditional business.
economy-and-economics home improvement instead investing last less market months people secure seen slow spending stock strong wake
Historically we have seen strong home improvement spending in the wake of a slow economy. The stock market has been less secure in the last 18 months or so than it had previously been. So instead of the stock market, people were investing in their homes.
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In some instances we've petitioned the zoning board for variances.
carry home improvement large quantities retailers stores
Home improvement retailers like Lowe's have large bulky merchandise in our stores and we carry big quantities of these products, as many as 40,000 products.