Josiah Gates is the vice president of retail innovation at Aubuchon Hardware, which has 110 stores located throughout the northeast. One of his favorite sayings is, “Great leaders develop great leaders.” This is largely out of respect for the key …

Tyler Russom is a district manager with Buchheit Enterprises, which has eight large-format farm stores/home centers located in southeastern Missouri and western Illinois. He cut his leadership teeth working for Lowe’s, going through its management/leadership training rigors. After leaving Lowe’s …

Jim Rivas is the director of store operations at Friedman’s Home Improvement, which has four large-format home centers and is based in Santa Rosa, California. Rivas has worked in retail management nearly his entire career. When he was in his …

Christian Herrick is the chief executive officer of Randy’s Do It Best Hardware, which has two stores based in Timberville, Virginia. Herrick’s leadership journey has covered a lot of territory, taking him from missionary work in Alaska to a service …

On Jan. 4, Dan Starr became the fifth president and CEO of Do it Best Corp., succeeding Bob Taylor, who retired after holding that position for 14 years. Starr sat down with the editors of Hardware Retailing to talk about …

Taylor’s Do it Centers of Virginia Beach announced the company is buying seven Pleasants Hardware stores in the Richmond, Virginia, area, according to an article from the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The deal is expected to close mid-February, according to the article. After the …

HomCo Lumber & Hardware’s annual horseshoe competition is part family reunion, part feast and part fundraiser. The Flagstaff, Arizona, store uses its Shoes ‘N Brews event to raise money to help local families whose children have serious illnesses, but also …

When Dave Umber attended the National Hardware Show® in Las Vegas in May, he was looking for new niches to try selling in his store. And he found one that hit close to home. “I saw a Broil King grill …