When the children start having fun, everyone starts having fun. That’s what the team at Woodcrest Ace Hardware in Riverside, California, discovered when they started their Kid’s Club event as a way of getting local children, and their parents, into the …
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Hardware Distribution Warehouses, Inc. (HDW) CEO and president Kenneth R. Beauvais reported record opening-day attendance at the distributor’s spring market. HDW hosted the show Jan. 29-31 at the Shreveport Convention Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. The market’s attendance was boosted this year with …
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Got a crafty person in your family? Your store might be the perfect place for them to sell some of their handmade items. At Palmer Lumber and Hardware in Palmer, Kansas, part of a wall near the front of the …
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Spring will be here before you know it, and it’s time to start thinking ahead for some promotions you can try in your store once the warm weather arrives. Get Out the Grill. It’s time to start grilling. Let your …
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For the seventh time, the Blish-Mize Co., based in Atchison, Kansas, was honored as Supplier of the Year by Home Lumber & Supply Co. Home Lumber, which is based in Ashland, Kansas, and has 16 locations throughout the state, is …
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What will the small business landscape look like in 2016? That’s what Manta’s Semi-Annual Wellness Index asked small business owners when they asked them to evaluate their businesses and share what issues they expect to cause concern in 2016, according …
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To view a PDF of this story, click here and download a resource that will help you determine what training program fits your store’s budget. By: Liz Lichtenberger llichtenberger@nrha.org, Kate Klein kklein@nrha.org and Scott Wright swright@nrha.org. The topic of leadership development has never been …
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To view a PDF of this story, click here and read a Q&A from another retailer who has different strategies for going to markets. By: Liz Lichtenberger llichtenberger@nrha.org , Jesse Carleton jcarleton@nrha.org and Sara Logel slogel@nrha.org. If you’re like the typical home …
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