Witty & whimsical hardware
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Restoration Hardware is a 20-store, upscale chain based in Eureka, CA, with $40 million in 1996 sales. It displays hardware, tools, and lighting in the context of antique Americana, in and around elegantly-made made beds, coffee tables, lamps, and other furnishings that are also for sale. The stores are a combination of hardware, restoration supply, furniture and interior design shops, aimed at the $80,000+ annual income customer sector. Founder-president Steve Gordon plans 20 more stores in 1997.
Publication Name: Home Improvement Market
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0162-5896
Year: 1997
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The 1997 salary snapshot
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The 1997 HIM Salary Survey lists Home Depot Chmn and CEO Bernard Marcus, Home Depot Pres and COO Arthur Blank and Lowe's Cos Pres and CEO Robert L. Tillman among the highest paid in the retail hardware retail industry. Home Depot co-founders Marcus and Blank will each make $2,600,000, while Lowe's Tillman will make $960,769. Ao the lower end of the scale are sales clerks who earn $6 an hour and the managers who earn $35,000 a year.
Publication Name: Home Improvement Market
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0162-5896
Year: 1997
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