Furniture World News By Pam Danziger on 5/14/2021
The overarching story of retail in 2020, the pandemic year, is that the big just got bigger. The biggest categories – food and beverage stores, general merchandise stores (with the exception of department stores), building materials and supplies dealers and electronic shopping – all got bigger and the biggest retailers in each of those categories went along for the ride.
Walmart, Kroger, Costco, Home Depot, Target, Lowe’s and Amazon all grabbed market share as the government’s lockdown policies favored them over those deemed non-essential to American consumers. Small, local independent retailers ended up with the short end of the stick.
Independent grocers encourage government not to compete with businesses Managing Editor The NGA Foundation’s online career center has ramped up efforts to address the industry’s recruiting needs.
The National Grocers Association (NGA), the trade association representing the independent supermarket industry, has asked President Joe Biden to direct his administration to further policies that encourage unemployed Americans to look for work and offer resources to financially stressed businesses.
“Congress, governors and the administration must focus its efforts on fixing the broken unemployment insurance program to ensure the system does not discourage recipients from finding work,” wrote Greg Ferrara, president and CEO of Arlington, Virginia-based NGA, in the letter. “While unemployed Americans certainly need a safety net as they try to get back on their feet, the benefits of combined unemployment and stimulus policies should not meet or exceed pr
EPA plan to phase down production of HFCs used in fridges, air conditioners should not stress consumers
Posted May 10, 2021
The EPA announced May 3, 2021, that it plans to phase down the use of hyrdofluorocarbons used in refrigeration and air conditioning. In this photo a crane lifts an old refrigerator to the chute of the recycling chipper on May 24, 2011, for recycling by JACO Environmental in Stow, Ohio.The Plain Dealer
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – After the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took steps last week to reduce the use of harmful hydrofluorocarbons, commonly found in refrigerators and air conditioners, one of the first things consumers wanted to know was how the changes will affect them.