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  • trump executive order tariff

    Trump Imposes 10% Global Tariff Through Executive Order Following Supreme Court Ruling

  • Real GDP Q4 2025

    GDP Sees Slow Growth in Q4 2025

  • IKEA U.S. 2025 Annual Summary

    IKEA U.S. Announces Yearly Sales Data and New Store Openings in 2025 Annual Summary

Industry News

trump executive order tariff

Trump Imposes 10% Global Tariff Through Executive Order Following Supreme Court Ruling

February 20, 2026

Real GDP Q4 2025

GDP Sees Slow Growth in Q4 2025

February 20, 2026

IKEA U.S. 2025 Annual Summary

IKEA U.S. Announces Yearly Sales Data and New Store Openings in 2025 Annual Summary

February 20, 2026

Housing affordability for first-time home buyers

Housing Prices Outpace Household Income, Delaying First-Time Buyers

February 20, 2026

Overall Housing Starts Drop in 2025

February 19, 2026

Jeff Land

House-Hasson Names Jeff Land as CEO

February 19, 2026

canadian tire Q4 2025 financials

Canadian Tire Ends 2025 With Strong Q4 Revenue Growth

February 19, 2026

Ace Q4 2025

Ace Reports 9.9% Revenue Increase in Q4 2025

February 18, 2026

amazon chicago store proposal

Amazon Proposes Second Chicago Area Big Box Store

February 18, 2026

Builders FirstSource Q4 2025 financials

Builders FirstSource Sees Significant Drop in Net Sales in Q4 2025

February 18, 2026

QXO Kodiak Acquisition

QXO Lays Out Growth Plan After $2.25 Billion Kodiak Acquisition

February 17, 2026

Lowe's partners with Affirm

Lowe’s Partners with Affirm to Offer Flexible Payment Options for Customers

February 17, 2026

Products

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Checkouts

  • Damariscotta Hardware round up fundraiser

    Maine Hardware Store Raises Funds for Multiple Nonprofits With Round-Up Campaign

    January 16, 2026

    Damariscotta Hardware in Damariscotta, Maine, hosted a two-week register round-up campaign to support the work …

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  • A&M Home Center christmas display

    Virginia Hardware Store Wins First Prize in Christmas Storefront Decorating Competition

    January 5, 2026

  • Carr Hardware christmas trees

    Carr Hardware Gives Free Christmas Trees to Community

    December 29, 2025

Operations

  • Retailer Levels Up In-Aisle Customer Service With FastQuery

    February 17, 2026

    Combining AI chat, task management and operations analytics—tied directly to a retailers POS inventory—FastQuery is an …

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  • Implement Tech

    Operation Modernize: How Retailers Plan to Implement Tech in Their Operations in 2026

    February 1, 2026

  • market prep

    Market Warm-Up: Retailers Share Their Go-To-Market Strategies

    February 1, 2026

  • Margin Protectors

    Best Buys: Best Buys Turn Your Spring Market Buys Into Margin Protectors

    February 1, 2026

  • Lawn and Garden

    Outdoor Done Right: Utilize Spring Markets to Enhance Your Outdoor Living Department

    February 1, 2026

Association

A Measure of Success: Independent Retailer Index

November 30, 2025

Right Turn: Kane Wilbanks Turns to Military to Map Out His Future

October 31, 2025

Helmets to Home Improvement

From Service to Sawdust: A Veteran’s Blueprint for Home Improvement Success

October 31, 2025

RMCP 2025

2025 RMCP Graduates Gain Practical Takeaways, Leadership Lessons

October 19, 2025

Heath Warren Maintains a Love for Serving

October 8, 2025

Staying on Par: Highlights From the 2025 Cost of Doing Business Study

September 30, 2025

Brothers in Service: John and Michael Wallace Proudly Serve Their Country and Channel

September 30, 2025

Independent Retailer Index: Sales Stay Relatively Flat in Q2

August 31, 2025

Ty Sordelet Helmets to Home Improvement

Submarines to Supply Chains: Ty Sordelet’s Transition From the Navy to the Independent Channel

August 25, 2025

2025 Young Retailer of the Year Honorees Sound Off

August 14, 2025

The Next Step: Andy Horton Transitions From a 20-Year Military Career to a Hardware Vocation

August 5, 2025

RetailWise

NHPA Introduces High-Impact, Low-Effort AI Training Sessions Through RetailWise

August 2, 2025

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