Traditional advertising combined with the latest tools in digital media give PRO Group a comprehensive marketing program to help retailers promote their businesses. Regardless of the media used, PRO emphasizes ease of use and integration across the platforms. Print Advertisements …
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Grandview Lumber Makes a Move Online
Three years ago, Cliff and Michelle Lewis, owners of Grandview Lumber and PRO Hardware in Grandview, Washington, took a big step forward when they built a new building and multiplied the size of space they have to use. Now, they …
Read More »PRO Group’s Volunteer Leave Policy Encourages Employees to Give Back
One common thread across most home improvement retailers is that they understand the importance of giving back to the communities that support them. And when they give back to their communities, whether through financial assistance or other resources, they set …
Read More »PRO Group on the Go
To give readers more insights into PRO Group, Inc., Hardware Retailing spoke with Cliff Lewis, owner of Grandview Lumber and PRO Hardware in Grandview, Washington. Grandview Lumber is the winner of Horizon Distribution Inc.‘s 2018 PRO Hardware Retailer of the …
Read More »Can Your Team Revive This Endcap?
Soon (if you haven’t started already) it will be time to decorate for fall festivities. The endcap on the left is appropriate to the season. It also might give you the creeps, but for all the wrong reasons. Instead of …
Read More »STIHL Joins National Workforce Initiative
Students attending STIHL Inc.’s Manufacturing Technology Summer Camp, held in July at the company’s headquarters in Virginia Beach, Virginia, had a surprise visitor. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross showed up to promote the White House’s Pledge to America’s Workers …
Read More »Shut Down Criminals Before They Break Into Your Business
Preventing loss at your business requires a holistic approach that involves everything from the customer service you provide on the salesfloor to the sophistication of the POS system that keeps track of your sales. That approach is similar whether you …
Read More »Play Hide-and-Seek in the Fairy Garden
If you’re looking through the plants and yard decor display at B&B Do it Center in Carmarillo, California, you might stumble across a tiny house or a miniature garden with brightly colored stepping stones. Owner Randy Collins has intermingled fairy …
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