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As summer quickly approaches, many homeowners are considering upgrades to their outdoor living spaces. Umbrellas are an easy way to turn a hot patio or deck into a shaded outdoor space for dining, relaxing and even working. Hardware Retailing recommends stocking …

Providing the space to source smarter and scale faster, NHS Concept to Commerce is the retail industry’s premier event connecting retailers, product development teams, wholesalers and distributors with inventors, private label partners and global factories, streamlining product discovery, supplier sourcing …

From a legacy of military service to finding a new home at Do it Best, Cole Atwood’s journey from the U.S. Army to the independent home improvement industry was marked by dedication and teamwork. Growing up, Atwood was surrounded by …

Today’s customer is hyper-sensitive and not overly loyal. With 43% of consumers reporting a poor customer service experience prevents them from making a repeat purchase, there is little margin for error in the modern marketplace.  Some elements of customer experience …

The fastener category is a core category for many operations serving both DIYers and professionals that can be a strong revenue driver when curated and utilized accurately. The sheer size and detail of a fastener assortment can become overwhelming quickly …

When it comes to the independent home improvement industry, it is the only career that Joanne Lawrie has known.  Joanne, who has been in the industry since she was a teenager, currently co-owns The Lawrie Group of Home Hardware Stores …

QXO announced Taylor Sommer as its new chief sales officer. Taylor has nearly three decades of experience building high-performance sales organizations, scaling operations and driving revenue growth. Sommer retired from Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC), one of the largest beverage alcohol …