By Kate Klein, kklein@nrha.org, and Hilary Welter, hwelter@nrha.org You’ve read the stories about data breaches, but are the numbers too big to hit home? In September 2014, Home Depot confirmed that hackers used malware, or software designed to steal digitally stored …

Cybercrime is a growing threat to small businesses like yours as large companies with more resources invest millions of dollars to beef up their data security. While big-box data gets more secure, small business’ customer payment card numbers and other sensitive …

The devastating floodwaters in Louisiana that killed more than a dozen people and heavily damaged thousands of homes and businesses in mid-August inspired a flood of another kind. Residents, businesses, churches and other organizations organized an outpouring of generosity. Home improvement retailers reacted quickly, …

James C. Trainor, assistant director of the FBI Cyber Division, took questions from Hardware Retailing on how small businesses can prevent cybercrime and work with law enforcement to investigate cybercrimes. Hardware Retailing (HR): Why are cybercrimes increasingly important for the FBI to investigate? James …

Retailers stood in a packed line to get into the Ace Hardware Convention and Exhibits when the show opened last Thursday, keen on looking for new products and meeting with other store owners. They flooded the floor after the event’s …

The Home Depot, Lowe’s and Ace Hardware each recently released their quarterly earnings reports for the second quarter of 2016, and all three showed sales growth. Ace Hardware Corp. reported both revenue and net income growth, posting the second highest net income …

Providing forums to share your voice, develop a network of peers and learn valuable skills and new ideas to make your business thrive—that’s what the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) is all about. And that’s exactly what the association …

Lowe’s on Aug. 17 reported earnings and sales growth for the second quarter of 2016. The company’s net earnings rose 3.7 percent above the same period a year ago, reaching $1.2 billion for the quarter that ended July 29. Sales …