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For more than 30 years, Cabling Installation & Maintenance has provided useful, practical information to professionals responsible for the specification, design, installation and management of structured cabling systems serving enterprise, data center and other environments. These professionals are challenged to stay informed of constantly evolving standards, system-design and installation approaches, product and system capabilities, technologies, as well as applications that rely on high-performance structured cabling systems. Our editors synthesize these complex issues into multiple information products. This portfolio of information products provides concrete detail that improves the efficiency of day-to-day operations, and equips cabling professionals with the perspective that enables strategic planning for networks’ optimum long-term performance.

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  • Design, Installation and Testing: We explain the bottom-up design of cabling systems, from case histories of actual projects to solutions for specific problems or aspects of the design process. We also look at specific installations using a case-history approach to highlight challenging problems, solutions and unique features. Additionally, we examine evolving test-and-measurement technologies and techniques designed to address the standards-governed and practical-use performance requirements of cabling systems.
  • Technology: We evaluate product innovations and technology trends as they impact a particular product class through interviews with manufacturers, installers and users, as well as contributed articles from subject-matter experts.
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  • Physical Security: Focusing on the areas in which security and IT—and the infrastructure for both—interlock and overlap, we pay specific attention to Internet Protocol’s influence over the development of security applications.
  • Standards: Tracking the activities of North American and international standards-making organizations, we provide updates on specifications that are in-progress, looking forward to how they will affect cabling-system design and installation. We also produce articles explaining the practical aspects of designing and installing cabling systems in accordance with the specifications of established standards.

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Proactivity of Home Improvement Retail Customers and Employees Improving Experience, J.D. Power Finds

Lowe’s Ranks Highest in Customer Satisfaction

Nearly two-thirds (64%) of home improvement retailer shoppers say they would definitely shop at their store again, an increase of 9 percentage points from 2024, according to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Home Improvement Retailer Satisfaction Study,SM released today. This increase is due to the proactivity of employees, as they are taking more initiative to keep the stores clean, greeting and assisting customers, as well as an increase in customers shopping on the retailer website before visiting the store.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250514518663/en/

J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Home Improvement Retailer Satisfaction Study

J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Home Improvement Retailer Satisfaction Study

“The collaborative nature of customers and employees essentially working together toward the same goal has improved the shopping experience,” said Michael Taylor, senior managing director of the retail intelligence practice at J.D. Power. “Customers are coming into stores with greater knowledge of what they want, if store employees can make helpful suggestions, it increases the likelihood that customers will return to that store.”

Study Ranking

Lowe’s ranks highest in customer satisfaction with a score of 680. Ace Hardware (672) ranks second.

The U.S. Home Improvement Retailer Satisfaction Study measures customer satisfaction with home improvement retailers by examining eight dimensions (in alphabetical order): additional services; digital tools; level of trust; people; product/supplies; return policy/process; store/facility; and value given price paid. The 2025 study is based on responses from 2,143 customers who purchased home improvement-related products from a home improvement retailer within the previous 12 months. The study was fielded from July 2024 through March 2025.

For more information about the U.S. Home Improvement Retailer Satisfaction Study, visit https://www.jdpower.com/business/resource/us-home-improvement-retailer-satisfaction-study.

See the online press release at http://www.jdpower.com/pr-id/2025045.

About J.D. Power

J.D. Power is a global leader in consumer insights, advisory services, and data and analytics. A pioneer in the use of big data, artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithmic modeling capabilities to understand consumer behavior, J.D. Power has been delivering incisive industry intelligence on customer interactions with brands and products for more than 55 years. The world's leading businesses across major industries rely on J.D. Power to guide their customer-facing strategies.

J.D. Power has offices in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. To learn more about the company's business offerings, visit JDPower.com/business. The J.D. Power auto-shopping tool can be found at JDPower.com.

About J.D. Power and Advertising/Promotional Rules: www.jdpower.com/business/about-us/press-release-info

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