OPE Dealers
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Aubuchon Hardware continues its growth with acquisition of Wolf
The oldest and largest family-owned group of hardware stores in America keeps getting larger with Aubuchon Hardware’s acquisition of two…
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Segway Navimow encourages in-store product pickup
Segway Navimow introduced its Online to Offline (O2O) purchase service, giving customers the speed of online ordering with the personalized…
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Your Own Gas Station – Battery-Charging possibilities by brand
I’ll argue that battery chargers are the most important and the most ignored piece of the battery-powered equipment story. At…
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Home Depot reports revenue growth, says it will hold pricing
On May 20, Home Depot reported results from the first quarter of fiscal 2025, saying sales increased 9.4% from the…
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OPE+ Market Data Book is live
Outdoor power equipment dealers currently face a complex business environment characterized by staffing shortages, a cautious approach to electrification, fluctuating…
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Ace Hardware grows 4%, cites outdoor power equipment contribution
On May 14, Ace Hardware Corporation reported its Q1 2025 financial results (for the quarter ended March 29), showing revenues…
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Same-store sales report shows inconsistency
We publish these same-store sales reports to show both a snapshot and a trendline of retail sales activity at OPE…
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The impact of tariffs on power-equipment and landscape industry companies
While politicians in America and across the world argue about the impact of the Trump administration’s recent imposition of tariffs,…
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Advertising today: Print is dead. Long live print.
Direct mail has a few things working against it. It’s relatively slow, comparatively expensive, and difficult (but not impossible) to…
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Kress announces two new autonomous mowing robots
OPE+ attended the Kress Next Summit 2025 in Colorado Springs, Co., on April 3. The manufacturer invited a couple dozen…