To view a PDF of this story, click here. By Dan Tratensek Study Highlights the Positive Impact of Local Sourcing Drive through just about any neighborhood in any state, from Pennsylvania to Oregon, and you’re likely to see homes being …
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Independent Retailer Insight Report Overview
The North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) and Hardware Retailing asked independent home improvement retailers about their plans for their businesses and their sales expectations for 2017. The results were published in the 2016 Independent Retailer Insight Report, and it …
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Fill out the form below to access the Independent Retailer Insight Report, which was compiled from a survey of independent home improvement retailers conducted by the North American Retail Hardware Association and Hardware Retailing magazine. The report examines: 2016 home …
Read More »All Eyes on Independents at Conference
To view a PDF of this story, click here. Conference Reveals Insights Into Industry Challenges, Opportunities As a group, independent home improvement retailers are optimistic about the near future, with 78 percent saying they expect to see sales increase over …
Read More »The National Hardware Show® Wants to Know What You Would Do With $100K
The National Hardware Show® will be awarding one lucky retailer $100,000 to invest in the future of their business through its Reimagine Retail Program. The program is open to all independently owned home improvement/hardware retailers. Retailers will be able to enter …
Read More »Associations Expand Resources for Retailers in Hardware, Paint and Decor
The North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) and the Paint & Decorating Retailers Association (PDRA), the home improvement and décor industry’s two largest retail organizations, have announced the details of a new alliance designed to provide an even broader array …
Read More »Rural Farm a Mecca for Tool Enthusiasts
To view a PDF of this story, click here. Hardware Paradise There are few industries as indelibly linked to the building of North America as farming and hardware. These two pursuits go hand-in-calloused-hand with one another when it comes to …
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Back in 2002, Nickelback was No. 1 on the charts, the Anaheim Angels had just won the World Series and a little TV program called “American Idol” was taking the nation by storm. It was also in 2002 when the …
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