Barbecue rubs and sauces are a smart addition to any grilling department, encouraging impulse buys from customers already shopping for outdoor cooking gear. These compact products are easy to cross-merchandise and boost overall basket size. To catch these add-on sales, Hardware Retailing …
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Hot Products – May 21, 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 »The Home Depot Reports 0.3% Decrease in Comp Sales for Q1 2025
The Home Depot released its Q1 2025 financials, reporting sales of $39.9 billion for the first quarter of fiscal 2025, an increase of 9.4% from the first quarter of fiscal 2024. Comparable sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 decreased …
Read More »Retailers’ Choice Award Winners 2025
For the past 59 years, the Retailers’ Choice Awards, presented by the North American Hardware and Paint Association, have highlighted the best products on display at the National Hardware Show. The Retailers’ Choice Awards differ from most award programs as …
Read More »Target Customers Satisfied With Updated Self-Checkout
In March 2024, Target debuted its Express Self-Checkout with limits of 10 items or less at most of its locations. One year later, Target says its self-checkout update has improved its total transaction times by 8% across both self-checkout and …
Read More »New Home Prices Drop as Existing Home Prices Rise
The median price for a new single-family home sold in the first quarter of 2025 was $416,900, $14,600 above the existing home sale price of $402,300, according to U.S. Census Bureau and National Association of Realtors (NAR) data. Traditionally, new …
Read More »Werner Partners With OSHA for Safety Initiative
Werner Co, a ladder, climbing and fall protection product manufacturer, is supporting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and its National Safety Stand-Down initiative by hosting safety training events across the country throughout May. “Every year, Safety Stand-Down events …
Read More »Hot Products – May 7, 2025
Painter’s Tape (SPONSORED) ScotchBlue™ PROSharp™ Painter’s Tape provides our sharpest paint lines yet thanks to our new Edge-Lock™+ technology. Designed to handle both indoor and outdoor projects, it provides two times better hold than our original Edge-Lock™ technology, sealing out …
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