Click the picture to download a PDF of this story. By Jesse Carleton, jcarleton@nrha.org See, Stop, and Shop The brontosaurus standing in the outdoor garden center and poking its head above Beisswenger’s Hardware has become a landmark around New Brighton, Minnesota. …
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Creative Merchandising Roundup
Often, some of the best merchandising ideas you get are those from other people. Looking at what other retailers are doing can sharpen operations at your own store. If you’re like most retailers, you are constantly looking for ideas. Hardware …
Read More »2018 Do it Best Fall Market Emphasizes Category Growth
Independent home improvement retailers flooding the floor of the 2018 Do it Best Fall Market found the programs and retail solutions that are critical for helping them develop specific categories. The market, held Oct. 12-15 at the Indiana Convention Center …
Read More »A Fundraiser Round Up
When store manager Mitch Turner gives his customers the opportunity to give to a local charity, he often ends up doing more than just raising a few dollars for a good cause. He’s raising awareness and lending support in ways …
Read More »How Two German Garden Centers Stay Successful
While attending the garden show spoga+gafa in Cologne, Germany, in September, Hardware Retailing editor Jesse Carleton also had the opportunity to visit two garden centers in the area. These garden centers are exemplary in the way they merchandise their wares …
Read More »An Inside Look At Cole Hardware’s Window Displays
For decades, window displays have been a staple of many downtown retailers’ marketing strategies. For some retailers, windows are a place to put their best and newest merchandise on display so passers-by will window shop and hopefully come inside. Other …
Read More »How to Manage Unproductive Inventory
Click the image above to download a PDF of the story. Beware of slow-moving inventory. It lurks in nearly every retail operation. Often called dead inventory, slow-movers are items that, for whatever reason, are just not selling. You know you …
Read More »10 Ways NRHA Training Benefits Your Business
Click the picture to download a download a PDF of this story. Poor customer service, lost sales and increased shrinkage are just a few of the results of ignoring your employees’ hardware education. Employees need training to succeed. The North American Retail …
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