Old Kmart in Mandarin closer to becoming new Home Depot after demolition permit approved
Contractors have final approval to tear down old Kmart in Mandarin. Home Depot will replace the Kmart which is located at 9600 San Jose Boulevard.
Stock market today: Wall Street rallies to one of its best days of the year after inflation report
U.S. stocks rose to one of their best days of the year as Wall Street relaxed after the first of several highly anticipated reports on the economy this week came in better than expected.
Mugs released of 2 men accused of stealing roughly $4K in items from 5 Jacksonville Beach stores
The Jacksonville Beach Police Department is sending a clear message after two men were arrested on multiple theft charges following a string of thefts at five Jacksonville Beach stores.
2 men arrested after stealing from multiple stores in Jacksonville Beach
Two men were arrested Saturday after police say they robbed an Ulta Beauty store in Jacksonville Beach, according to the Jacksonville Beach Police Department.
Retail sales rose solidly last month in a sign that consumers are still spending freely
Americans increased their purchases at retailers last month – for clothing, dining out, sporting goods and other areas – in a sign that solid consumer spending is still powering a resilient U.S. economy.
Walmart shines in rough retail environment, ratchets up outlook after strong first quarter
Walmart reported strong first-quarter sales results as the nation’s largest retailer’s low-prices continue to draw budget conscious consumers in a challenging economic environment of stubbornly high inflation.
Target wrestles with pullback in spending and theft that may cost retailer more than $1B this year
Target has reported another quarterly profit decline and issued a cautious sales and profit outlook for the current period.
Retail sales up 0.4% in April, buoyed by solid job market and declining prices in some areas
Consumers picked up their spending modestly in April from March, particularly in dining out and online, buoyed by a solid job market and easing inflationary pressures.
Crime ring accused of stealing $1 million in utility equipment from Florida Home Depot stores
Multiple people deputies said were involved in a string of equipment thefts in Florida were arrested during an organized crime investigation called “Operation Heavy Lift,” the Polk County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday.
Union vote at Philadelphia Home Depot store set for November
The federal labor board has scheduled a November vote on a petition from Home Depot workers in Philadelphia to form what could be the first storewide union at the world's largest home improvement retailer.
Home Depot workers petition to form 1st store-wide union
Home Depot workers in Philadelphia have filed a petition with the federal labor board to form what could be the first store-wide union at the world’s largest home improvement retailer.
St. Johns County Fire Rescue sending donated equipment, supplies to Ukraine
Firefighting equipment and everyday items will soon be on the way to help families and firefighters in Ukraine thanks to your generous donations!
Black Friday: Shopping Online Vs. In-Store
Jessica Morgan from Jacksonville Mom joined us on our Countdown to Black Friday River City Live Special to give you some tips on when to online vs. in-store. Here are some pointers to help you tackle Black Friday this year.
Employee dies after industrial accident at Fleming Island Home Depot
An employee at the Home Depot in Fleming Island died after an industrial accident last week at the home improvement store on County Road 220, according to an incident report from the Clay County Sheriff’s Office.
Getaway driver in theft spree at Clay County Home Depot stores arrested, investigators say
A ride-hail driver has been identified as a getaway driver during a theft spree that targeted different Home Depot stores, according to Clay County investigators.
Target's profit surges as Americans cast restrictions aside
Target’s sales and profits surged in the first quarter as its customers, emerging from the pandemic, returned in big numbers to its stores for dresses, cosmetics and luggage.
Church leaders seek Home Depot boycott over voting law; Gov. Kemp pushes back
Shortly after a group of religious leaders called for a boycott of Georgia-based Home Depot, saying the home improvement giant hasn’t done enough to oppose the state’s new voting laws, Gov. Brian Kemp blasted the idea at a news conference at the state capitol.
Government revises 4th quarter GDP up slightly to 4.3%
In this Oct. 29, 2020 file photo, a passer-by walks past stoves on display at a Home Depot location, in Boston. The Commerce Department reported Wednesday, March 24, 2021, that orders for durable goods declined last month for the first time after nine consecutive monthly gains including a sizable 3.5% rise in January. GDP in the October-December quarter rose from an estimate last month of an 4.1% rate. AdEconomists believe all the government relief measures will boost GDP in the current January-March quarter to 5% or higher. “The economy is poised for robust growth,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics.
Orders for manufactured goods tumbled 1.1% last month
The Commerce Department reported Wednesday, March 24, 2021, that orders for durable goods declined last month for the first time after nine consecutive monthly gains including a sizable 3.5% rise in January. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)WASHINGTON – Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods slumped 1.1% in February with demand in a key sector that tracks business investment also dropping. Orders had been rising for nine consecutive months, including a sizable 3.5% jump in January, according to the Commerce Department. The category that covers business investment dropped 0.8% in February following solid gains of 0.6% in January and 1.5% in December. AdThe report Wednesday showed that excluding transportation, orders would still have fallen by 0.9% in February.
Family mourns 20-year-old Home Depot employee hit by pickup in parking lot
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – One of the two Home Depot employees struck by a vehicle in the parking lot of the Regency store last week has died. The parents of Enoch Isaac Jackson III say the 20-year-old man died of his injuries. Enoch III attended Florida State College at Jacksonville, majoring in business management. “Through his life, he saved four other lives,” Jackson Jr. said. That’s amazing in itself.”AdThe viewing for Enoch Jackson III at Holmes-Glover-Solomon Funeral Home on Brentwood Boulevard will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday.
2 employees struck by pickup in Regency Home Depot parking lot, JSO says
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two Home Depot employees were struck by a vehicle in the parking lot of the home improvement store on Regency Square Boulevard and rushed to a hospital on Wednesday, authorities said. One of the pedestrians suffered life-threatening injuries while the other one had minor injuries, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a man driving a pickup truck pulling a trailer was making a left-hand turn when he hit the two employees, who were wearing their orange vests, near the contractors’ entrance to the Home Depot. According to JSO, the driver told police he didn’t see them and he’s cooperating with the investigation. Home Depot told News4Jax its corporate office will be releasing a statement Wednesday evening.
Orders for U.S. durable goods climb 3.4% in January
Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket goods shot up 3.4% in January 2021, pulled up by surge in orders for civilian aircraft. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)WASHINGTON – Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket goods shot up 3.4% in January, pulled up by surge in orders for civilian aircraft. Orders for civilian aircraft and parts jumped 389.9%. Excluding transportation equipment, which can bounce wildly from month to month, durable goods orders were up a solid 1.4%. AdA category economists watch for hints at future investment -- orders for nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft — rose 0.5%.
US durable goods orders show modest 0.2% December gain
Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticketed manufactured goods rose a moderate 0.9% in November with a key category that tracks business investment plans showing a gain. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)WASHINGTON – Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods rose a modest 0.2% in December, held back by a big drop in the volatile aircraft sector. Economists had expected total orders would post a stronger advance of around 1% in December but noted that the overall gain was held back by the big drop in aircraft orders. Excluding transportation orders, total orders rose 0.7% in December, and that followed a 0.8% rise in November. “The December data are signaling still strong but slower growth in both business investment and equipment spending.”
Construction materials fall on, kill delivery driver at Home Depot in Florida
Home Depot is considered an essential business and remains open in Jacksonville. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A delivery driver was killed Sunday night when a load of construction materials fell on him at a Home Depot store in Florida, police said. News outlets report that the incident happened around 7:30 p.m. as the driver was making a delivery at a Home Depot store in St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg police said the man was not an employee of the store. The man’s name has not been released.
190,000 ceiling fans recalled because blades could fly off
A Florida company has recalled more than 190,000 ceiling fans sold at Home Depot because the fans’ blades can detach while in use. King of Fans, based in Fort Lauderdale, which makes the 54-inch Hampton Bay Mara ceiling fans, announced the recall on Wednesday after receiving 47 reports of blades detaching, according to a statement from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. King of Fans said not all of its Mara ceiling fans are being recalled. The CPSC said the recall applies to the company’s Mara ceiling fans with matte white, matte black, black and polished nickel finishes. King of Fans said the ceiling fan malfunctions were caused by “an isolated manufacturing defect with the assembly of the fan blade’s locking clip to the fan flywheel.”CNN Newsource contributed to this report.
Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods up 0.9% in November
Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticketed manufactured goods rose a moderate 0.9% in November with a key category that tracks business investment plans showing a gain. The Commerce Department said Wednesday, Dec. 23 that the November gain in orders for durable goods, items expected to last at least three years, followed stronger gains in recent months including a 3.8% rise in October. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)WASHINGTON – Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticketed manufactured goods rose a moderate 0.9% in November with a key category that tracks business investment plans showing a gain. The November gain in orders for durable goods, items expected to last at least three years, followed stronger gains in recent months including a 3.8% rise in October, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. Analysts are concerned that business investment could begin to fade if the resurgence of the coronavirus curtails demand.
Positively Jax: Toys for Tots spreads holiday cheer to Jacksonville kids
Thousands of Jacksonville families will have toys just in time for the holidays thanks to the public's generosity. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Thousands of Jacksonville children will wake up on Christmas morning with brand new toys thanks to your generosity. If you’ll recall, News4Jax held a toy drive at Channel 4 earlier this month to collect donations for Toys for Tots and our viewers generously donated nearly 1,400 toys. Those toys and thousands of others were given to local families Friday just in time for the holidays. Justin Cabrera, the Toys for Tots coordinator in Jacksonville, said 7,200 children received toys last year, and that number more than doubled this year.
Home Depot agrees to $17.5m settlement in 2014 data breach
(Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) BOSTON – Home Depot has reached a $17.5 million settlement with the attorney generals of 46 states and the District of Columbia over a 2014 data breach that exposed the payment card information of some 40 million customers. The Massachusetts Attorney General’s office detailed the settlement in a statement Tuesday, saying Home Depot agreed under its terms to employ a full-time chief information security officer among other measures. Cybercriminals hacked into Home Depot’s self-checkout point-of-sale systems using a third-party vendor’s username and password and installed malware that harvested the customer data from April through September 2014.
DeSantis announces COVID-19 testing sites coming to Home Depot, Publix parking lots
Ron DeSantis stopped in a Boca Raton Home Depot to talk about the importance of preparing in case a storm threatens Florida in 2020, and he also made an announcement about COVID-19 testing. According to DeSantis, both The Home Depot and Publix have agreed to help make testing for Floridians more accessible. It wasnt immediately clear how many Publix and Home Depot locations would have testing sites, but testing began Friday in the parking lot of the Boca Raton Home Depot, where the governor was speaking. So if youre shopping, and you want to get a test, you have the ability, very easy access, DeSantis said. Lets prepare for the worst but hope for the best when it comes for hurricane season.
UF researchers develop low-cost, open-source ventilator
UF Professor of Anesthesiology Dr. Samsun Lampotang and a team of UF researchers have developed a ventilator that can be made using items from the hardware store. As a UF mechanical engineering student decades ago, Lampotang helped respiratory therapist colleagues build a minimal-transport ventilator that became a commercial success. Lampotang dispatched David Lizdas, the lead engineer in his lab, to Home Depot to gather items such as air-tight PVC water pipes and lawn-sprinkler valves. Open Source Ventilator Project: https://simulation.health.ufl.edu/technology-development/open-source-ventilator-project/ Posted by University of Florida on Friday, March 27, 2020Lampotang, an inventor with 43 patents belonging to UF, will not try to patent the ventilator, he said. Nonetheless, Lampotang said his wish is that the ventilator won’t be needed during the coronavirus pandemic.
JPMorgan: China tariffs could cost US households $1,000 a year
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(CNN) - President Donald Trump and his advisers insist their trade war with China won't hurt American consumers. The tariffs Trump has already imposed on China are estimated to cost the average American household $600 per year, according to a report by JPMorgan Chase. He said the tariffs on China will wipe out most of the benefits households got from the Republican tax cuts. Trade war casts shadow on economyThe tit-for-tat battle between the world's two largest economies threatens to set off a severe slowdown or even recession. Trump escalated the trade war with China this month by vowing to impose 10% tariffs on $300 billion of U.S. imports from China on Sept. 1.
Home Depot co-founder to donate to President Trump's reelection
CNNJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus says he plans to support President Donald Trump in his reelection efforts in 2020. In a rare interview with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Marcus said: "Trump sucks at communication, but added that, the president deserves praise for boosting U.S. jobs, confronting China on trade and taking action against Iranian and North Korean aggression." Marcus, 90, added that 80 to 90 percent of his wealth will go to the Marcus Foundation when he dies. Marcus has an estimated worth of $5.8 billion and has donated more than $2 billion to philanthropic causes, including $250 million to build the Georgia Aquarium. He also told the newspaper how much he donates to philanthropy depends on Home Depot's success.
Retailers among 2019's worst stocks
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(CNN) - Looking for more proof of just how hard it is for traditional retailers to compete in a world that's increasingly dominated by Amazon? Nordstrom and Gap are the worst-performing stocks in the S&P 500 so far this year. Several other big brick-and-mortar retailers are among the market's biggest losers of the first half of 2019. All of those companies have recorded sluggish sales and profits as consumers increasingly shop online. And Home Depot, which faces less competition from Amazon and online shopping in general, is up more than 20%.