In early May, Hearth & Home faxed a survey to 2,500 specialty retailers of hearth, patio, and barbecue products, asking them to compare April 2020 sales to April 2019. The accompanying charts and selected comments are from the 234 useable returns....

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As the world reels from a global viral wildfire costing hundreds of thousands of lives and trillions of dollars, epidemiologists are turning their attention to how best to prevent the next pandemic....

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Operation BBQ Relief has been very busy responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Operation Restaurant Relief (ORR) program has launched in new states and has proven to be an effective vehicle to provide meals to communities in need and support the restaurant...

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The following comments are from Hearth & Home’s monthly sales survey of retailers....

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No one alive has experience conducting business in pandemic conditions. We don’t really know what strategies businesses employed during the last pandemic, when influenza swept over the globe a hundred years ago....

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No one alive has experience conducting business in pandemic conditions. We don’t really know what strategies businesses employed during the last pandemic, when influenza swept over the globe a hundred years ago....

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Tito’s Vodka is doing its part to offer relief from the coronavirus pandemic, and not just by giving you a good buzz....

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“The retail store is closed, and we are not sending our people into our customers’ homes, but we are answering the phones, selling parts, pellets, Bio-bricks, and our expertise if the customer wants to do the repair on their own (excluding...

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Doug Sanicola at Outdoor Elegance in La Verne, California, has marketing in his blood. He doesn’t let an opportunity pass him by. His store may be closed (due to an order), but Sanicola is still selling....

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The team from Charnwood just managed to return on the last flight back from New Orleans to London after a successful product launch of the Skye E700 at the HPBExpo....

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