As spring arrives, your store has a prime opportunity to cater to DIY enthusiasts eager to enhance their lawns and gardens. It’s important to stock a diverse range of lawn care products like fertilizers, seeds and decorative products to meet …
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Hot Products – April 2, 2025
Painter’s Tape (SPONSORED) ScotchBlue™ PROSharp™ Painter’s Tape provides the sharpest paint lines yet thanks to new Edge-Lock™+ technology. Designed to handle both indoor and outdoor projects, it provides two times better hold than the original Edge-Lock™ technology, sealing out paint …
Read More »Root Awakening: How to Navigate Purchase Trends in Lawn, Garden and Outdoor Living
Provided by the Home Improvement Research Institute As 2025 unfolds, independent retailers in the lawn, garden and outdoor living sectors are facing a cautious, yet resilient, market. The Home Improvement Research Institute’s (HIRI) Q4 2024 Quarterly Homeowner Project Activity Tracker …
Read More »Instilling Confidence: Prioritize Trust to Propel Your Business Forward
Building consumer trust has become more critical than ever in today’s digital age due to concerns about data privacy, transparency and ethical practices. As a result, businesses must prioritize building authentic relationships with their customers based on trust and reliability. …
Read More »The Meeting Point for the Industry
The National Hardware Show (NHS), which took place from March 18-20, 2025, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, brought together thousands of independent retailers from around the world and highlighted the newest products, technologies and operational strategies. …
Read More »Deckorators to Build New Production Facility in New York
Deckorators has announced plans for a new production facility in Lackawanna, New York, a suburb of Buffalo. “This new campus will initially double our capacity for Shurestone technology with space to continue expansion in the coming years,” says Ryan Kemp, …
Read More »NAHB Chairman Discusses Priorities for 2025
On the latest episode of Housing Developments, a podcast from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), 2025 NAHB chairman Buddy Hughes shared what he’s hearing from members and his plans for the association throughout 2025. Hughes was elected to …
Read More »Consumer Confidence Down in March
The Conference Board released its March Consumer Confidence Survey, which reports consumer attitude, buying intentions, vacation plans and expectations for inflation, stock prices and interest rates. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index fell 7.2 points in March to 92.9. The …
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