Retailers hit the floor of the 2016 United Hardware June Buying Market, held June 17-19 at the Minneapolis Convention Center, looking for promotional items, new categories and a strong start to the second half of the year. “With the arrival …
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New home sales have reached a post-recession high, according to newly released data from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. The data says sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 16.6 percent …
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Over $2 Million in Sales Interstate Building Materials, Many, Louisiana Owner Kyle Martinez had a dream to own a lumber and building materials retail operation, and when the time was right, that hope became a reality practically overnight. Since he was 10 …
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If you’re like most independent home improvement retailers, you consider yourself to be much more than a mere purveyor of goods and services. Your store is the place where the community gathers; you share your resources to help those around …
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Basic Mosquito Control Use this easy reference guide to refresh your employees’ knowledge about the many products that can help your customers control mosquitoes. Download the Mosquito Control Infographic and Trainer’s Notes here or visit www.nrha.org/FreeTraining to see the other training tools we offer. While …
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There’s a lot going on these days in the farm, pet and ranch category. Make sure you’re in on the action with the niches attracting the most attention. Whether it’s backyard farming or extravagant spending on pets, what used to …
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Over $2 Million in Sales Sawyer’s True Value, The Dalles, Oregon Owner When Jared Sawyer decided to come back to work full time at Sawyer True Value at the end of 2004, he didn’t take long to show he had …
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Multiple Store Retailers Hanover Home Hardware Centre, Hanover, Ontario Alliston Home Hardware Building Centre, Alliston, Ontario Dealer-Owner Dan Moulton and his wife, Emily, may have only been 24 years old when they walked into Hanover Home Hardware Building Centre as the new …
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