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The North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) hosted its second annual Women’s Leadership Roundtable in Chicago, Dec. 6 during which attendees discussed the value that trades bring to the industry, and the importance of training employees among a variety of …

Sears Holdings has announced plans to contribute hundreds of millions of dollars to employee pensions with the sale of 140 properties, according to the company. “The struggling retailer said it expects to raise the $407 million in pension contributions by selling the …

Click the image above to see how data from the 2017 Employee Compensation Report appeared in Hardware Retailing‘s November issue. NRHA Presents Insights From New Report Retailers’ payroll expenses can be a critical part of their operations’ profitability. The North American Retail Hardware …

Click the picture to download a PDF of this story. For many retailers, employees are family. Even if they’re not related by blood, these are the people you spend the most time with day to day. Yet even in the most harmonious …

Their topics varied, but their goals were the same: improve their businesses through ambitious, innovative projects. The group of leaders from independent home improvement stores throughout the U.S. met Aug. 10 to present plans for projects they developed as they …

Finding qualified employees is a top concern for independent business owners, according to the latest jobs report from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). “Eighty-seven percent of owners who hired or tried to hire reported difficulty finding qualified workers” …

Do you know how much businesses similar to yours are paying their cashiers or how much they spend on workers’ health insurance? Employee compensation is a massive investment for your operation. Knowing what your peers throughout the industry are doing …