New Market Report Now Available: Home Improvement and Gardening Stores in the US
As with most natural disasters, the late season storm Hurricane Sandy was an unexpected factor that had a major impact on retail sales in the northeast of the country. For home improvement and gardening stores, closures and lasting supply chain effects meant lower sales in the third quarter when the hurricane hit followed by slightly improved sales following re-openings and clean-up in the fourth quarter. Overall, the 2012 performance was lower than anticipated.
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