At Kabelin Ace Hardware, customers can get a gift that is truly one of a kind. A new laser engraver allows customers to put their own messages or images on a variety of gift items, including picture frames, mugs, cutting …
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Get Ready for Fire Safety Month
Fire Prevention Week is coming soon. Do you have a plan for how you’ll use the week to promote fire safety? The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) organizes Fire Prevention Week as part of its ongoing campaign to educate the public …
Read More »NRHA Abroad: Retail Happenings Outside North America
Click the picture to download a PDF of this story. By Hilary Welter, hwelter@nrha.org My name is Hilary Welter, and I just finished living out of a suitcase for 12 months. Over the past year, I had the opportunity to do …
Read More »Auto, RV and Marine Category Checklist
Wondering what your business needs to attract customers on the move? Following the advice of three retailers in the auto, recreational vehicle (RV) and marine category, Hardware Retailing has compiled this checklist for “must-have” products to keep these consumers supplied …
Read More »Opportunities Abound With Consumers on the Go
Click the picture to download a PDF of this story. Want a breakdown of the “must haves” in the auto, RV and marine category? Check out our checklist for essential items for each department by clicking here. Keep it Moving …
Read More »Small-Town Store Helps Honor Veterans
A few years ago, Jill and Jeremy Post, owners of Post’s Hardware Hank, noticed that around Memorial Day, it was difficult to find a place in town to buy flowers or ornaments to decorate the graves of veterans. The small town …
Read More »Lumber Store Keeps Its Ties to the Past
Tucked away in the back of Snodderley Lumber in Clearmont, Missouri, is a trip into the past. Running along the wall are bins containing every kind of bolt, washer and nut imaginable, and on a counter right next to them …
Read More »Add-On Sales Contest Encourages Higher Transactions
Add-on sales are adding up fast at Mark’s Ace Hardware. General manager Camille Gibson knows her employees play a key role in encouraging customers to make add-on purchases, which raise the average transaction size. But to keep that top of …
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