Do it Best Group has received the 2026 Mark Michael and NEI Innovative Company of the Year Award from the Northeast Indiana Innovation Community for its development of technology designed to support independent hardware retailers. The award was presented as …

Orgill is hosting its two-day Grow Your Way event at its 553,000-square-foot Innovation Center in Collierville, Tennessee, bringing together current and prospective customers, manufacturers and industry partners to explore opportunities for retail growth. Built around the theme “Your business. Your …

House-Hasson Hardware has entered into a corporate partnership with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Global Supply Chain Institute (GSCI) aimed at improving distribution efficiency, customer service and operational practices that support its more than 2,000 independent hardware dealers. The partnership, …

Orgill has hired Scott Wakeman as its new executive vice president, chief marketing officer. In this role, Wakeman will spearhead marketing, branding and communication efforts and guide and support similar retail service programs for Orgill’s customer base. Wakeman joined Orgill …

Russ Kathrein, vice president of lumber and building materials at Do it Best Group, has been elected chair of the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association’s (NLBMDA) Manufacturers & Services Council, a role that also gives him a seat …

Ace Hardware’s year-old RedVest Media network has now influenced more than $100 million in Ace retail sales as the company expands the vendor-funded program with new ways to reach customers—and potentially drive more business through its locally owned stores. Ace …

Do it Best Group used its 2026 Fall Market to move the integration of Do it Best, True Value and United Hardware into its next phase, inviting True Value retailers to become full members of the cooperative while rolling out …

Do it Best Group rolled out an expanded slate of LBM programs at its Fall Market in Indianapolis, including new Trex incentives and warehouse assortments, a metal roofing partnership with Central States, expanded interior product programs and new market data …