Lowe's announced it plans to hire approximately 30,000 seasonal employees at its stores in the United States during spring – the busiest time of year in the home improvement industry.
Angie’s List (NASDAQ: ANGI) today announced that the company has surpassed three million paid members, ending 2014 with 3,041,651 members subscribed to the national local services marketplace and consumer review site.
The home remodeling market will reach $144.7 billion in first quarter 2014, according to the Harvard Housing Studies Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA). Remodeling totaled $140 billion in the 4th quarter 2013.
Angie's List, a referral site for cabinetry, carpentry and home remodeling services, cut consumer membership fees to just $10, in a test to gain more users.The moved backfired, as the site's stock tumbled.