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The staff at Purcell Ace Hardware recently hosted a Duck Tape corsage contest for area schools, an event that used the store’s social media page to the fullest, engaged younger customers and worked with the community. “We were looking for …

Mario Giannetti wants customers looking for new bathroom fixtures to have a one-of-a-kind shopping experience. With Preston Bathroom Design Centre, they can do just that. The 10,000-square-foot, two-story center, located at Preston Hardware in Ottawa, Ontario, features two floors of …

Two retailers recently teamed up with nearby nature centers to help some of their youngest customers tap into a local hobby: maple sugaring. Staff at Keough’s Do it Best Paint & Hardware in Connecticut and Orme Do it Best Hardware …

The national small business movement Independent We Stand announced Trio Hardware & Paint as the recipient of the 2013 Independent We Stand Independent Small Business of the Year Award. The family-owned hardware store has 15 employees and has been in …

To help your customers remember your store as the place to shop during the holidays, consider hosting an event that shines the spotlight on your strongest categories. Grayco Hardware in Beaufort, S.C., is known around town for its large housewares …

Want to increase your transaction size by about 400 percent? Linda Roark can tell you how. Thanks to a mobile coupon program she implemented at her store, Pete’s Ace Hardware in Castro Valley, Calif., last summer, Roark has done just …

Whether it be for a leisurely day of fishing or the thrill of camping and hunting wild game, these days, more and more consumers are headed outdoors to enjoy the elements. Even with the economic recession causing many sectors to …

Looking for a way to make your store stand out to customers? Think big! Whether it’s a hobby-turned-community project or an outside-the-box way to draw in customers, a couple of retailers found large statues in their stores created talking points …