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Amanda Bell

Amanda Bell was an assistant editor of Hardware Retailing and NRHA. Amanda regularly visited with home improvement retailers across the country and attended industry events and seminars. She earned a degree in magazine journalism from Ball State University and has received honors for her work for Hardware Retailing from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals.

Know the Basics of Forklift Training Safety

This 142-page training presentation from Compliance and Safety LLC, a supplier of safety training videos, encompasses a lot more than just the forklift itself. It also covers OSHA standard requirements that involve areas around forklift operation. Click here to download the presentation.

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Rocky’s Ace Hardware Holds Third Annual Pet Food Drive

Rocky’s Ace Hardware, a family-owned business with 32 neighborhood-based stores, collected and delivered four tons of pet food along with beds, leashes, treats, toys and cleaning supplies to local animal shelters during its third annual Rocky’s Ace Hardware Pet Food …

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New Website Rolled Out at United Hardware Buying Market

Attendees to the United Hardware January Buying Market, held Jan. 10-12 at the Minneapolis Convention Center, got a chance to do more than purchase new inventory—they also learned about the distributor’s new website, which was released at the market. While …

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Digital Storage Box

KNAACK’s digital plan station hosts hardware and software all in one place. It is custom designed for onsite Building Information Modeling, a construction project management system, or current in-use company technology, and includes a 40-inch monitor, a color-laser printer, retractable …

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Humidity Sensor and Fan Control

Humidity Sensor and Fan Control features digital sensing technology to control ventilation in humid or damp areas in the home. The sensor is designed to detect excess humidity and automatically activate the ventilation fan to help reduce the level of …

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Bright Ideas in Selling High-Efficiency Bulbs

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Retailers have made changes in their lightbulb inventory—and in the bulbs they use in their own stores—in order to comply with federal regulations as incandescent lightbulbs are phased out and compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs), LED lamps and halogen bulbs …

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Plant Support

GLAMOS EXTREMZ™ is made of 5/16-inch diameter galvanized wire and are 6 feet tall to accommodate the tallest of plants. Glamos Wire’s new extra-large plant supports come in three styles: square, round and inverted. The No. 1 complaint by consumers: “Tomato …

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Retail Hiring Lifts Employment in December

The National Retail Federation issued the following statements from NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay and Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz on the December jobs report: “The nation’s retailers continued to add to their payrolls in December even in the midst …

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